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Etymology

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Learnedly from ιδέα (idéa) +‎ -τός (-tós), erroneously formed by analogy with θεατός (theatós). Calque of French idéal.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /i.ðe.aˈtos/
  • Hyphenation: ι‧δε‧α‧τός

Adjective

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ιδεατός (ideatósm (feminine ιδεατή, neuter ιδεατό)

  1. ideal (existing only in the mind; conceptual, imaginary)
    Synonym: νοητός (noïtós)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ ιδεατός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language