problema

English

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Wikipedia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma).

Noun

problema (plural problemata)

1. (formal) A problem set forth in the Ancient Greek scholarly tradition.

Quotations

• See Citations:problemata.

Aragonese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈblema/
• Rhymes: -ema
• Syllabification: pro‧ble‧ma

Noun

problema m (plural problemas)

1. problem

Asturian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈblema/,
• Rhymes: -ema
• Hyphenation: pro‧ble‧ma

Noun

problema m (plural problemes)

1. problem

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central)
• IPA^(key): (Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

• Audio

  (file)

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

Inherited from Spanish problema (“problem”).

Noun

problema

1. problem

Esperanto

Etymology

From problemo +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -ema
• Hyphenation: pro‧ble‧ma

Adjective

problema

1. problematic; appearing like, or related to, a 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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /proˈblɛ.ma/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛma
• Hyphenation: pro‧blè‧ma

Noun

problema m (plural problemi)

1. problem
2. glitch, bug

Derived terms

• sottoproblema

Related terms

Latin

Alternative forms

• problisma (late manuscripts)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /proˈbleː.ma/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /proˈble.ma/,

Noun

problēma n (genitive problēmatis); third declension

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

Declension

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

Derived terms

• problēmaticus

Descendants

Further reading

• “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.

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma). Influenced by other European languages.

Noun

problemà f (plural problèmos) stress pattern 2

1. problem

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

• “problema”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
• “problema”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian problema.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɔbˈlɛː.ma/

Noun

problema m or f (plural problemi)

1. problem

Usage notes

• May be masculine like the Italian etymon, but mostly construed as feminine.

Related terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• problemene

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

• (nonstandard) IPA^(key): /poˈbrẽ.mɐ/, /puˈble.mɐ/, /puɾble.mɐ/
• (Nordestino) IPA^(key): /pɾɔˈblẽ.mɐ/
• (Caipira) IPA^(key): /pɻoˈbɻẽ.mɐ/
• Rhymes: -emɐ
• Hyphenation: pro‧ble‧ma

Noun

problema m (plural problemas)

1. problem (difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with)
2. problem (question to be answered)

   Synonyms: exercício, questão

3. (pathology) disorder (physical or psychical malfunction)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:problema.

Derived terms

Related terms

Romanian

Noun

problema

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of problemă

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈblema/

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ema
• Syllabification: pro‧ble‧ma

Noun

problema m (plural problemas)

1. problem, issue, challenge (a difficulty or obstacle that has to be dealt with)
2. trouble (singular or plural)
3. question, dilemma, conundrum

   Synonym: dilema

4. condition (illness)

   Synonym: condición

Hyponyms

• problema técnico (“technical difficulty”)

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• → Cebuano: problema
• > Chavacano: problema (inherited)
• → Tagalog: problema

Further reading

• “problema”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish problema (“problem; trouble”), from Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma, “obstacle”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈblema/,
• Rhymes: -ema
• Syllabification: pro‧ble‧ma

Noun

problema (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜋ)

1. problem; trouble

   Synonyms: suliranin, kuwestiyon, bagahe, sigalot

Derived terms

Further reading

• “problema”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018