ideja

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin idea (“a (Platonic) idea; archetype”), from Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa, “notion, pattern”), from εἴδω (eídō, “I see”).

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ideja f (4th declension)

1. idea (a concept or mental image that reflects reality in a person's consciousness)

   ideju asociācija ― association of ideas

   visas idejas ņemtas no pieredzes, tās ir īstenības atspoguļojumi - vai nu pareizi, vai arī sagrozīti ― all ideas are taken from experience, they are reflections of reality, either correct or altered

   slimnieks sapņo, ka iet gar ezera krastu... sausuma sajūta mutē sapņos transformējusies idejā par ūdeni ― the patient dreams that he is walking along a lake shore... the dry feeling in (his) mouth has been transformed into the idea of water

2. idea (the main, essential principle of something; conviction)

   miera ideja ― the idea of peace

   tautu draudzības ideja ― the idea of friendship among peoples

   cīnīties par progresīvām idejām ― to fight for progressive ideas

   Ļeņina idejas dziļi ietekmējušas un joprojām ietekmē visu pasaules attīstības gaitu ― Lenin's ideas have deeply influenced and are still influencing the development pace of the entire world

3. idea (a thought, a plan, an intention)

   prātā ienāca laba ideja ― a good idea came to mind

   tā ir pārdroša ideja ― that is a reckless idea

   ideja par Rūdolfa Blaumaņa pieminekļa celšanu radās jau 1922 gadā ― the idea of building a monument to Rūdolfs Blaumanis appeared already in 1922

4. idea (the main thought, topic, theme, question, e.g. in a work of art)

   daiļdarba ideja ― the idea of a work of fiction

   lugas galvenā ideja ― the main idea of the play

   Rainis ir ideju dzejnieks ― Rainis is a poet of ideas

   stāsta galvenais trūkums ir autora idejas neskaidrība ― the main drawback of the story is the unclearness of the author's idea

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From Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa, “notion, pattern”).

• IPA^(key): /iděːja/
• Hyphenation: i‧de‧ja

idéja f (Cyrillic spelling иде́ја)

1. idea

• “ideja”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024