idé

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Pronunciation

Adjective

idé

  1. ablaze

Danish

Etymology

Via Latin idēa from Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa, notion, pattern), derived from the verb ἰδεῖν (ideîn, to see). Compare also English idea.

Pronunciation

Noun

idé c (singular definite idéen, plural indefinite idéer or ideer)

  1. idea

Usage notes

  • According to the official rules, the accent is facultative in all forms, but it is preferred by most accomplished writers in the singular. Earlier, it was omitted in inflections adding -en and -er.

Declension

Irish

Etymology

From French idée, from Latin idea, from Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (to see).

Noun

idé f (genitive singular idé, nominative plural idéanna)

  1. idea

Declension

Declension of idé (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative idé idéanna
vocative a idé a idéanna
genitive idé idéanna
dative idé idéanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an idé na hidéanna
genitive na hidé na n-idéanna
dative leis an idé
don idé
leis na hidéanna

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of idé
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
idé n-idé hidé not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French idée < Latin idea < Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa) < from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (to see).

Noun

idé m (definite singular idéen or ideen, indefinite plural idéer or ideer, definite plural idéene or ideene)

  1. idea, theory
    Jeg fikk nettopp en kjempegod idé!
    I just got a really good idea!
    Ideer som frihet og likhet var viktige årsaker til den franske revolusjon.
    Ideas such as liberty and equality were important reasons behind the French Revolution.
  2. an idea, motive
    Ideen bak stykket var å vise et samfunn i moralsk forfall.
    The idea behind the play was to show a society in moral decay.

Usage notes

The pronunciation differs from ordinary Norwegian pronunciation rules, which dictates the stress to lie on the first syllable, but here the stress instead lies on the last syllable. The accent stems from the word's French origin, and the pronunciation is similar to idée.

Synonyms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French idée < Latin idea < Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa) < from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (to see).

Noun

idé m (definite singular idéen or ideen, indefinite plural idéar or idear, definite plural idéane or ideane)

  1. idea, theory
    Eg fekk nett ein kjempegod idé!
    I just got a really good idea!
    Idear som fridom og likskap var mellom dei viktige årsakene til den franske revolusjonen.
    Ideas such as liberty and equality were important reasons behind the French Revolution.
  2. an idea, motive
    Ideen bak stykket var å syna eit samfunn i moralsk forfall.
    The idea behind the play was to show a society in moral decay.

References

Swedish

Etymology

From French idée, from Latin idea, from Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (to see). Doublet of idol and idyll.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eː

Noun

idé c

  1. an idea
    Jag har en idé
    I have an idea
    en revolutionerande idé
    a revolutionary idea
  2. a point; sense (usually in questions and negated phrases)
    Det är ingen idé att försöka ytterligare en gång.
    There's no point in trying yet another time.

Declension

See also

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