problema

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English

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pɹəˈblɛmə/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /pɹəˈblɛmə/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛmə
  • Hyphenation: pro‧ble‧ma

Noun

problema (plural problemata)

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

Quotations

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

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).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

problema (plural problemas)

  1. problem

Esperanto

Etymology

From problemo +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

Adjective

problema

  1. problematic; appearing like, or related to, a problem

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma, obstacle).

Noun

problema m (plural problemas)

  1. problem

Interlingua

Pronunciation

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

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma, obstacle).

Pronunciation

Noun

problēma n (genitive problēmatis); third declension

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

Declension

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

singular plural
nominative problēma problēmata
genitive problēmatis problēmatōrum
problēmatum
dative problēmatī problēmatīs
problēmatibus
accusative problēma problēmata
ablative problēmate problēmatīs
problēmatibus
vocative problēma problēmata

Derived terms

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.
  • problema in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung

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

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

Noun

problema m or f (plural problemi)

  1. problem

Usage notes

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

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

 

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

Romanian

Noun

problema

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of problemă

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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