Idee

See also: idee, idée, and ideé

German

Etymology

Borrowed 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): /iˈdeː/, [ʔiˈdeː], [ʔɪˈdeː]
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Rhymes: -eː

Noun

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

Declension of Idee [feminine]

	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

Derived terms

Ideenschrift
Schnapsidee