ideogram
English
WOTD – 12 December 2009, 12 December 2010
Alternative forms
- ideogramme (rare)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɪd.i.ə.ɡɹæm/, /ˈaɪ.di.ə.ɡɹæm/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɪd.i.oʊ.ɡɹæm/, /ˈɪd.i.ə.ɡɹæm/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
ideogram (plural ideograms)
- A picture or symbol which represents the idea of something without indicating the sequence of sounds used to pronounce it. Examples include digits, traffic signs, and graphic symbols such as @.
- Synonyms: ideograph, semasiograph
- Coordinate terms: logogram, pictogram, pictograph, hieroglyph; logograph, lexigram, lexigraph
- 2021, Pedro Mairal, The Woman from Uruguay, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 99:
- I thought I would get a tattoo of a secret ideogram on my shoulder.
Derived terms
Translations
symbol
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Further reading
Danish
Pronunciation
Noun
ideogram n (singular definite ideogrammet, plural indefinite ideogrammer)
Declension
neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ideogram | ideogrammet | ideogrammer | ideogrammerne |
genitive | ideograms | ideogrammets | ideogrammers | ideogrammernes |
Further reading
- ideogram on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
- “ideogram” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
ideogram n (plural ideogrammen, diminutive ideogrammetje n)
Further reading
- “ideogram” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.dɛˈɔ.ɡram/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɡram
- Syllabification: i‧de‧o‧gram
Noun
ideogram m inan
Declension
Declension of ideogram
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | ideogram | ideogramy |
genitive | ideogramu | ideogramów |
dative | ideogramowi | ideogramom |
accusative | ideogram | ideogramy |
instrumental | ideogramem | ideogramami |
locative | ideogramie | ideogramach |
vocative | ideogramie | ideogramy |
Derived terms
adjective
- ideogramowy
Further reading
- ideogram in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- ideogram in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ideǒɡram/
- Hyphenation: i‧de‧o‧gram
Noun
ideògram m inan (Cyrillic spelling идео̀грам)
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | ideogram | ideogrami |
genitive | ideograma | ideograma |
dative | ideogramu | ideogramima |
accusative | ideogram | ideograme |
vocative | ideograme | ideogrami |
locative | ideogramu | ideogramima |
instrumental | ideogramom | ideogramima |
Turkish
Etymology
From French idéogramme.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.de.ɔ.ɡɾam/
Noun
ideogram (definite accusative ideogramı, plural ideogramlar)
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | ideogram | ideogramlar |
definite accusative | ideogramı | ideogramları |
dative | ideograma | ideogramlara |
locative | ideogramda | ideogramlarda |
ablative | ideogramdan | ideogramlardan |
genitive | ideogramın | ideogramların |