From Middle Dutch idee, borrowed from Middle French idee, from Old French idee, from Latin idea (“a (Platonic) idea; archetype”), from Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa, “notion, pattern”), from εἴδω (eídō, “I see”), related to French idée.
idee n (plural ideeën, diminutive ideetje n)
idee n or f (plural ideeën)
This word is normally considered to be a neuter noun (het idee), but it can be considered feminine (de idee) for a philosophical or abstract idea.
idee (genitive idee, partitive ideed)
| Declension of idee (ÕS type 26i/idee, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | idee | ideed | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | idee | ||
| genitive | ideede | ||
| partitive | ideed | ideid ideesid | |
| illative | ideesse | ideedesse ideisse | |
| inessive | idees | ideedes ideis | |
| elative | ideest | ideedest ideist | |
| allative | ideele | ideedele ideile | |
| adessive | ideel | ideedel ideil | |
| ablative | ideelt | ideedelt ideilt | |
| translative | ideeks | ideedeks ideiks | |
| terminative | ideeni | ideedeni | |
| essive | ideena | ideedena | |
| abessive | ideeta | ideedeta | |
| comitative | ideega | ideedega | |
idee f
idee f
Borrowed from French idée, German Idee, from Latin idea, from Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa, “notion, pattern”), from εἴδω (eídō, “I see”).
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idee f (plural idei)
idee