ἰδέα

See also: ιδέα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • εἰδέα (eidéa) (Koine)
  • ἰδέη (idéē) (Ionian)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἰδέᾱ • (idéā) f (genitive ἰδέᾱς); first declension

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

Inflection

Descendants

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

Further reading

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