mythological

English

Etymology

From mythology ‎ -ical. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “First attested?”)

Pronunciation

• enPR: mĭthəlŏj'ĭkəl, IPA^(key): /ˌmɪθəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/

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Adjective

mythological (not comparable)

1. Of, or relating to myths or mythology.
   • 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter V, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 89:

     In short—to be mythological in my conclusion—the quiver of Cupid hangs at the girdle of Fate together with her spindle and scissors.

2. Legendary.
3. (colloquial) Imaginary.

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Derived terms

• mythologically

Translations

of, or relating to myths or mythology

• Asturian: mitolóxicu (ast)
• Belarusian: міфалагі́чны (mifalahíčny)
• Catalan: mitològic (ca)
• Czech: mytologický (cs)
• Danish: mytologisk
• Dutch: mythologisch (nl)
• Esperanto: mitologia (eo)
• French: mythologique (fr)
• Galician: mitolóxico (gl)
• Georgian: მითოლოგიური (mitologiuri)
• German: mythologisch (de), mythisch (de)
• Hungarian: mitológiai (hu)
• Irish: miotaseolaíoch
• Italian: mitologico (it)
• Kazakh: мифологиялық (mifologiälyq)
• Latin: mythologicus
• Latvian: mitoloģisks
• Malayalam: പൗരാണിക (paurāṇika)
• Maltese: mitoloġiku
• Polish: mitologiczny (pl)
• Portuguese: mitológico (pt)
• Romanian: mitologic (ro), mitic (ro)
• Russian: мифологи́ческий (ru) (mifologíčeskij)
• Serbo-Croatian: mitòloškī (sh)
• Slovene: mitološki (sl)
• Spanish: mitológico (es)
• Swedish: mytologisk (sv)
• Ukrainian: міфологі́чний (uk) (mifolohíčnyj)

legendary

• Galician: mitolóxico (gl)
• German: mythisch (de)
• Malayalam: ഐതിഹാസിക (ml) (aitihāsika)
• Polish: mitologiczny (pl)
• Portuguese: mitológico (pt), lendário (pt), mítico (pt)
• Romanian: legendar (ro), mitic (ro)
• Serbo-Croatian: mitòloškī (sh)

imaginary, fabulous

• Galician: mitolóxico (gl)
• Portuguese: mitológico (pt)
• Romanian: fabulos (ro)
• Serbo-Croatian: mitòloškī (sh)

See also

• mythical