ἰδέα

See also: Appendix:Variations of "idea"

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • εἰδέᾱ (eidéā)Koine
  • ῐ̓δέη (ĭdéē)Ionic

Etymology

Verbal abstract from ῐ̓δεῖν (ĭdeîn, aor. of ὁρᾰ́ω (horắō)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (to see).[1][2]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ῐ̓δέᾱ • (ĭdéāf (genitive ῐ̓δέᾱς); 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)

References

  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
  2. ^ Chantraine, Pierre (1968–1980), “ἰδέα”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue grecque (in French), Paris: Klincksieck, page 455

Further reading