ideja

See also: idejā

Latvian

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin idea (“a (Platonic) idea; archetype”), from Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa, “notion, pattern”), from εἴδω (eídō, “I see”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ideja f (4th declension)

1. idea (a concept or mental image that reflects reality in a person's consciousness)

   ideju asociācija ― association of ideas

   visas idejas ņemtas no pieredzes, tās ir īstenības atspoguļojumi - vai nu pareizi, vai arī sagrozīti ― all ideas are taken from experience, they are reflections of reality, either correct or altered

   slimnieks sapņo, ka iet gar ezera krastu... sausuma sajūta mutē sapņos transformējusies idejā par ūdeni ― the patient dreams that he is walking along a lake shore... the dry feeling in (his) mouth has been transformed into the idea of water

2. idea (the main, essential principle of something; conviction)

   miera ideja ― the idea of peace

   tautu draudzības ideja ― the idea of friendship among peoples

   cīnīties par progresīvām idejām ― to fight for progressive ideas

   Ļeņina idejas dziļi ietekmējušas un joprojām ietekmē visu pasaules attīstības gaitu ― Lenin's ideas have deeply influenced and are still influencing the development pace of the entire world

3. idea (a thought, a plan, an intention)

   prātā ienāca laba ideja ― a good idea came to mind

   tā ir pārdroša ideja ― that is a reckless idea

   ideja par Rūdolfa Blaumaņa pieminekļa celšanu radās jau 1922 gadā ― the idea of building a monument to Rūdolfs Blaumanis appeared already in 1922

4. idea (the main thought, topic, theme, question, e.g. in a work of art)

   daiļdarba ideja ― the idea of a work of fiction

   lugas galvenā ideja ― the main idea of the play

   Rainis ir ideju dzejnieks ― Rainis is a poet of ideas

   stāsta galvenais trūkums ir autora idejas neskaidrība ― the main drawback of the story is the unclearness of the author's idea

Declension

Declension of ideja (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	ideja	idejas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	ideju	idejas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	idejas	ideju
dative (datīvs)	idejai	idejām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	ideju	idejām
locative (lokatīvs)	idejā	idejās
vocative (vokatīvs)	ideja	idejas

Synonyms

• jēdziens
• priekšstats

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa, “notion, pattern”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iděːja/
• Hyphenation: i‧de‧ja

Noun

idéja f (Cyrillic spelling иде́ја)

1. idea

Declension

Declension of ideja

	singular	plural
nominative	ideja	ideje
genitive	ideje	ideja
dative	ideji	idejama
accusative	ideju	ideje
vocative	idejo	ideje
locative	ideji	idejama
instrumental	idejom	idejama

References

• “ideja”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), (Can we date this quote?)