Gedanke

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gedanc, from Old High German gidank, from Proto-Germanic *gaþankô. Compare Low German Gedank, Old English geþanc.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡəˈdaŋkə/
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Noun

Gedanke m (weak, genitive Gedankens or (nonstandard but common) Gedanken, plural Gedanken)

Declension

Declension of Gedanke [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Gedanke	die	Gedanken
genitive	eines	des	Gedankens, Gedanken¹	der	Gedanken
dative	einem	dem	Gedanken	den	Gedanken
accusative	einen	den	Gedanken	die	Gedanken

¹Nonstandard but common.

Derived terms

Gedankenexperiment
Gedankenfreiheit
Gedankenschnell
Gedankenstrich
Gedankenwelt
Hintergedanke
Leitgedanke
Zwangsgedanke

Related terms

denken

Further reading

“Gedanke” in Duden online
“Gedanke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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