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. look, appearance, form
  2. type, sort, class
  3. style

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