matéria

See also: materia and matèria

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin māteria. Doublet of madeira, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.ˈtɛ.ɾjɐ/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧té‧ri‧a

Noun

matéria f (plural matérias)

  1. subject
    • 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 141:
      Creio que já tiveram cinco professores nesta matéria.
      I believe you already had five teachers on this subject.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:matéria.

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