idioma

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See also: idióma and idiòma

Albanian

Noun

idioma

  1. inflection of idiomë:
    1. definite nominative singular
    2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin idioma, from Ancient Greek ἰδίωμα (idíōma, peculiarity; idiom).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈdjoma/
  • Rhymes: -oma
  • Syllabification: i‧dio‧ma

Noun

idioma m (plural idiomes)

  1. language
    Synonym: llingua

Catalan

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Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin idioma, from Ancient Greek ἰδίωμα (idíōma, peculiarity; idiom).

Pronunciation

Noun

idioma m (plural idiomes)

  1. language
    Synonym: llengua

Esperanto

Etymology

From idiomo +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /idiˈoma/
  • Rhymes: -oma
  • Hyphenation: i‧di‧o‧ma

Adjective

idioma (accusative singular idioman, plural idiomaj, accusative plural idiomajn)

  1. idiomatic

Italian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin idioma, from Ancient Greek ἰδίωμα (idíōma, peculiarity; idiom).

Noun

idioma m (plural idiomi)

  1. vernacular (the language of a people or a national language)
  2. idiom (a distinct language variety or dialect)
  3. languoid (a language or dialect without distinction)

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Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἰδίωμα (idíōma).

Pronunciation

Noun

idiōma n (genitive idiōmatis); third declension

  1. idiom (style of language)

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

singular plural
nominative idiōma idiōmata
genitive idiōmatis idiōmatum
dative idiōmatī idiōmatibus
accusative idiōma idiōmata
ablative idiōmate idiōmatibus
vocative idiōma idiōmata

Descendants

References

  • ĭdĭōma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ĭdĭōma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 766/1.
  • idioma in Ramminger, Johann (2025 June 9 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • idiōma” on page 820/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
  • Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “idioma”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 508/1

Papiamentu

Noun

idioma

  1. language

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin idioma, from Ancient Greek ἰδίωμα (idíōma, peculiarity; idiom).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.d͡ʒiˈõ.mɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /iˈd͡ʒjõ.mɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /i.d͡ʒiˈo.ma/ , (faster pronunciation) /iˈd͡ʒjo.ma/

  • Rhymes: -omɐ
  • Hyphenation: i‧di‧o‧ma

Noun

idioma m (plural idiomas)

  1. language (form of communication using words and structured with grammar)
    Synonyms: língua, linguagem, fala
    O idioma português.
    The Portuguese language.

Usage notes

When referring to language as a general concept or as a programming language, linguagem is used rather than idioma. Idioma often refers specifically to the language used by a nation or people, in many cases the official language of that entity.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin idioma, from Ancient Greek ἰδίωμα (idíōma, peculiarity; idiom).

Pronunciation

Noun

idioma m (plural idiomas)

  1. language
    Synonym: lengua
    el idioma españolthe Spanish language

Usage notes

  • For the particular use of language, as well as programming languages, lenguaje is used rather than idioma.

Derived terms

Further reading