idea

ide--a lat.-grie. ‘Erscheinung, Gestalt, Beschaffenheit, Art, Form, Urbild’,

From Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa, “notion, pattern”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.de.a/, [ˈɪd̪eä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.de.a/, [ˈiːd̪eä]

Noun

idea f (genitive ideae); first declension

1. idea [ quotations ▼]
2. prototype (Platonic)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	idea	ideae
Genitive	ideae	ideārum
Dative	ideae	ideīs
Accusative	ideam	ideās
Ablative	ideā	ideīs
Vocative	idea	ideae