"Idol" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /iˈdoːl/ Audio: De-Idol.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin īdōlum, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon). Used in German chiefly since the 18th century, before that occasionally as an ad-hoc borrowing from the Latin. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|la|īdōlum|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin īdōlum, {{bor+|de|la|īdōlum}} Borrowed from Latin īdōlum, {{der|de|grc|εἴδωλον}} Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s}} Idol n (strong, genitive Idoles or Idols, plural Idole) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s}} Forms: Idoles [genitive], Idols [genitive], Idole [plural], strong [table-tags], Idol [nominative, singular], Idole [definite, nominative, plural], Idoles [genitive, singular], Idols [genitive, singular], Idole [definite, genitive, plural], Idol [dative, singular], Idole [dative, singular], Idolen [dative, definite, plural], Idol [accusative, singular], Idole [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (religion) idol Tags: neuter, strong Categories (topical): Religion Synonyms: Abgott, Götze, Götzenbild
    Sense id: en-Idol-de-noun-5hT2XvsP Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Topics: lifestyle, religion
  2. (figurative) idol Tags: figuratively, neuter, strong Synonyms: Vorbild
    Sense id: en-Idol-de-noun-5hT2XvsP1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: idolisieren

Inflected forms

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