thema

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θέμα (théma)

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: the‧ma

Noun

thema n (plural themas or themata, diminutive themaatje n)

1. topic, subject, issue
2. (music) theme

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈte.ma/

Noun

thema (plural themas)

1. subject (e.g., of conversation)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θέμα (théma).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰe.ma/, [ˈtʰɛ.ma]

Noun

thema n (genitive thematis); third declension

1. theme, topic
2. the alignment of celestial bodies at a person's birth, horoscope

References

• thema in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• thema in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• thema in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Noun

thema m (plural themas)

1. Obsolete spelling of tema (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).