Idee
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French idée, from Latin idea (“a (Platonic) idea; archetype”), from Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa, “notion, pattern”), from εἴδω (eídō, “I see”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Idee f (genitive Idee, plural Ideen, diminutive Idechen n or Idelein n)
- 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
[edit]Declension of Idee [feminine]
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Idee” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Idee” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Idee” in Duden online
- Idee on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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