"Gedanke" meaning in All languages combined

See Gedanke on Wiktionary

Noun [German]

IPA: /ɡəˈdaŋkə/ Audio: De-Gedanke.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Middle High German gedanc, from Old High German gidank. Compare Low German Gedank, Old English ġeþanc. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|gedanc}} Middle High German gedanc, {{inh|de|goh|gidank}} Old High German gidank, {{cog|nds|Gedank}} Low German Gedank, {{cog|ang|ġeþanc}} Old English ġeþanc Head templates: {{de-noun|m,ns:n􂀿nonstandard but common􂁀.weak}} Gedanke m (weak, genitive Gedankens or (nonstandard but common) Gedanken, plural Gedanken) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,ns:n􂀿nonstandard but common􂁀.weak}} Forms: Gedankens [genitive], Gedanken [common, genitive, nonstandard], Gedanken [plural], weak [table-tags], Gedanke [nominative, singular], Gedanken [definite, nominative, plural], Gedankens [genitive, singular], Gedanken [common, genitive, nonstandard, singular], Gedanken [definite, genitive, plural], Gedanken [dative, singular], Gedanken [dative, definite, plural], Gedanken [accusative, singular], Gedanken [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. a thought [with an (+ accusative) ‘[of/about] (something)’] Tags: masculine, weak
    Sense id: en-Gedanke-de-noun-ttvlwa1u Categories (other): Thinking Disambiguation of Thinking: 25 36 39
  2. idea, plan Tags: masculine, weak
    Sense id: en-Gedanke-de-noun-wL0rqTgP Categories (other): Thinking Disambiguation of Thinking: 25 36 39
  3. concept Tags: masculine, weak
    Sense id: en-Gedanke-de-noun-2l4R76Nn Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Thinking Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 18 31 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 15 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 8 84 Disambiguation of Thinking: 25 36 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: denken
Derived forms: gedankenlos, gedankenverloren, gedanklich, zwei Dumme, ein Gedanke, zwei Seelen, ein Gedanke, Gedankenblase [compound, noun], Gedankenexperiment [compound, noun], Gedankenfreiheit [compound, noun], Gedankenschnell [compound, noun], Gedankenstrich [compound, noun], Gedankenwelt [compound, noun], Hintergedanke [compound, noun], Leitgedanke [compound, noun], Suizidgedanke [compound, noun], Zwangsgedanke [compound, noun]

Inflected forms

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      "word": "Gedankenstrich"
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