noun · femininefirst declension
idea
idea f (genitive ideae)
Classical[ˈɪ.de.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.de.a]
Meaning
- feminineidea
Tentamen Introductionis in Historiam Doctrinae Logicae de Ideis
An Essay Introducing the History of the Logical Doctrine of Ideas1719, Johann Jakob Brucker, (Please provide the book title or journal name): - feminineprototype (Platonic)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | idea | ideae |
| genitive | ideae | ideārum |
| dative | ideae | ideīs |
| accusative | ideam | ideās |
| ablative | ideā | ideīs |
| vocative | idea | ideae |
ĭdĕa, ae, f., = ιδέα,
I. a (Platonic) idea, archetype, Sen. Ep. 58 med. (in Cic. Or. 3, 10; id. Ac. 1, 8, 30; id. Tusc. 1, 24, 58, as Greek).
Origins
From Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa, “notion, pattern”).
Descendants
- Catalanidea
- Englishidea
- Frenchidée
- Englishidéefrom French idée
- GermanIdeefrom French idée
- Italianidea
- Portugueseideia
- Romanianidee
- Spanishidea
- Asturianidea