heyday

El Vikivortaro

angla[redakti]

 Substantivo[redakti]

Angla substantivo
English noun
SingularoPluralo
heydayheydays
Elparolo
  • Sono :(lingvo -en-,
    dialekto -US-
    )
    (dosiero)
Deveno
el la malfrua 16a jarcento, el pli frua heyda (el la 1520j), kiel kriaĵo – komparu kun hey, hei (meza angla). Sense de “period of success, vigor” el 1751.[1]

Signifoj
[redakti]

  1. zenito; sukcesa tempodaŭro
Samsencaĵoj
  1. A period of success, popularity, or power; prime.
Ekzemploj
[1] And I want to add that Esperanto has been tied to a certain political ideal, which, however, seems to have had its heyday in most parts of the world. The motivation is gone.[2]
  1. The early twentieth century was the heyday of the steam locomotive.
Samsencaĵoj
Derivaĵoj

Interjekcio[redakti]

  1. A lively greeting.
    • 1798:"Heyday, Miss Morland!" said he. "What is the meaning of this? I thought you and I were to dance together." Jane Austen - Northanger Abbey
  2. obsolete An expression of frolic and exultation, and sometimes of wonder.
    • 1600:"Come follow me, my wags, and say, as I say. There's no riches but in rags; hey day, hey day, &c." Ben Jonson - Cynthia's Revels
Fontoj kaj citaĵoj
  1. Kapvorto "heyday" ĉe Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
  2. What about Esperanto?