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Idee

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See also: idee, idée, and ideé

German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /iˈdeː/, [ʔiˈdeː], [ʔɪˈdeː]
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
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  • Rhymes: -eː

Noun

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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

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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