Gedanke

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German[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈdaŋkə/
  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

Gedanke m (weak, genitive Gedankens or (nonstandard but common) Gedanken, plural Gedanken)

  1. thought
  2. idea, plan
  3. concept

Declension[edit]

Declension of Gedanke [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Gedanke die Gedanken
genitive eines des Gedankens, Gedanken1 der Gedanken
dative einem dem Gedanken den Gedanken
accusative einen den Gedanken die Gedanken

1Nonstandard but common.

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Further reading[edit]

  • “Gedanke” in Duden online
  • “Gedanke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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