See also: ιδέα

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Maybe from Proto-Hellenic *widéhā, from Proto-Indo-European *widéseh₂, feminine derivation from *wéydos (whence εἶδος (eîdos)), from *weyd- (to see).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ἰδέᾱ (idéāf (genitive ἰδέᾱς); first declension

  1. form, shape
  2. look, appearance, semblance
  3. type, sort, class
  4. style
  5. notion, idea

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: ιδέα (idéa)
  • Latin: idea (see there for further descendants)
  • Russian: иде́я (idéja)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἰδέα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 577

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