problema

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma, “obstacle”).

Noun

problema m (plural problemes)

  1. problem

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma, “obstacle”).

Noun

problema m (plural problemes)

  1. problem (difficulty; obstacle)
  2. problem (question; schoolwork exercise)

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pro‧ble‧ma.

Etymology 1

From Spanish problema, from Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma, “obstacle”).

Noun

problema

  1. a problem; a difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with

Etymology 2

Short for problema ni mama or problema ni papa.

Noun

problema

  1. (humorous, often offensive) the penetrating sex hand gesture, formed by making an OK sign with one hand and inserting another finger, usually the index finger, into the ring

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish problema (“problem”).

Noun

problema

  1. problem

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma, “obstacle”).

Noun

problema m (plural problemas)

  1. problem

Interlingua

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /proˈble.ma/

Noun

problema (plural problemas)

  1. problem

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma, “obstacle”), from προβάλλω (probállō, “to throw or lay something in front of someone, to put forward”), from prefix προ- (pro-, “in front of”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw, to cast, to hurl”).

Noun

problema m (plural problemi)

  1. problem

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma, “obstacle”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /proˈbleː.ma/, [prɔˈbɫeː.ma]

Noun

problēma n (genitive problēmatis); third declension

  1. problem, puzzle, enigma, question proposed for solution

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Case Singular Plural
nominative problēma problēmata
genitive problēmatis problēmatum
dative problēmatī problēmatibus
accusative problēma problēmata
ablative problēmate problēmatibus
vocative problēma problēmata

Derived terms

Descendants

(all are borrowings)

References

  • problema in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • problema in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

problema n

  1. definite plural of problem

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

problema n

  1. definite plural of problem

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma, “obstacle”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.ˈble.mɐ/, /pɾo.ˈblẽ.mɐ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾu.ˈβle.mɐ/
  • (Nordestino) IPA(key): /pɾɔ.ˈblẽ.mɐ/

Noun

problema m (plural problemas)

  1. problem (difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with)
  2. problem (question to be answered)
  3. (pathology) disorder (physical or psychical malfunction)

Quotations

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • probleminha (diminutive)
  • problemão (augmentative)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma, “obstacle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾoˈblema/, [pɾoˈβlema]

Noun

problema m (plural problemas)

  1. problem (a difficulty that has to be dealt with)

Derived terms

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish problema (“problem”).

Noun

problema

  1. problem
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