Idee

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See also: idee, idée, and ideé

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French idée, from Latin idea (“a (Platonic) idea; archetype”), from Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa, “notion, pattern”), from εἴδω (eídō, “I see”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈdeː/, ,
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  • Rhymes: -eː

Noun

Idee f (genitive Idee, plural Ideen, diminutive Idechen n or Idelein n)

  1. idea
    Synonyms: Ahnung, Begriff, Einfall, Gedanke, Vorstellung
    Gute Idee! ― Good idea!
    Hast du eine Idee, wo meine Schlüssel sind?
    You have any idea where my keys are?
    Das ist der Wert dieser Veranstaltung, diese neuen Ideen aufkommen zu lassen.
    That is the value of this event, to get these new ideas emerging.

Declension

Declension of Idee
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Idee die Ideen
genitive einer der Idee der Ideen
dative einer der Idee den Ideen
accusative eine die Idee die Ideen

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Idee” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Idee” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Idee” in Duden online
  • Idee on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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