CilmeVia other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin idea (“a (Platonic) idea; archetype”), from Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa, “notion, pattern”), from εἴδω (eídō, “I see”).
- declension-4, feminineidea (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
- declension-4, feminineidea (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
- declension-4, feminineidea (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
- declension-4, feminineidea (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
Formasideja(nominative, singular) · idejas(nominative, plural) · idejas(genitive, singular) · ideju(genitive, plural) · idejai(dative, singular) · idejām(dative, plural) · ideju(accusative, singular) · idejas(accusative, plural) · ideju(instrumental, singular) · idejām(instrumental, plural) · idejā(locative, singular) · idejās(locative, plural) · ideja(singular, vocative) · idejas(plural, vocative)
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