Gedanke

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡəˈdaŋkə/
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Noun

Gedanke m (genitive Gedankens or Gedanken, plural Gedanken)

thought

Declension

Declension of Gedanke

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

Derived terms

Gedankenexperiment
Gedankenfreiheit
Gedankenschnell
Gedankenstrich
Gedankenwelt
Leitgedanke

Related terms

denken

Further reading

Gedanke in Duden online

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