idé

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ide"

Dakota

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈdɛː/

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

• IPA^(key): [iˈd̥eˀ]
• Rhymes: -eːˀ

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

Declension of idé

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	idé	idéen ideen	idéer ideer	idéerne
genitive	idés	idéens ideens	idéers ideers	idéernes

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

• idé-eolaíoch (“ideologic(al)”, adjective)
• idé-eolaíocht f (“ideology”)
• idé-eolaí m (“ideologist, ideologue”)

 

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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “idé”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “idé”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “idea”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024

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

• begrep, omgrep, grunntanke, mening/meining, tankegang, konsept, plan

References

• “idé” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

• “idé” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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:

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• 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

Declension of idé

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	idé	idés
	definite	idén	idéns
plural	indefinite	idéer	idéers
	definite	idéerna	idéernas

Related terms

• idérik
• idéhistoria
• ideal
• idealisera
• idealisk
• idealism
• idealist
• idealistisk

See also

• komma på

References

• idé in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• idé in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• idé in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)