Idee

See also: idee, idée, and ideé

German

Etymology

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): /ʔiˈdeː/
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  • Rhymes: -eː

Noun

Idee f (genitive Idee, plural Ideen or Ideeen)

  1. idea

Declension

The plural Ideeen is nowadays unofficial and non-standard.

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

Non-standard nowadays:

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

Synonyms

Further reading
  • Idee in Duden online
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