problema

From Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma).

problema (plural problemata)

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

• See Citations:problemata.

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

problema m

1. problem

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

problema m (plural problemes)

1. problem

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

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈble.mə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈble.mə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈble.ma/

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problema m (plural problemes)

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

• Hyphenation: pro‧ble‧ma.

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

problema

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

Short for problema ni mama or problema ni papa.

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

From Spanish problema (“problem”).

problema

1. problem

From problemo +‎ -a.

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

problema

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

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

problema m (plural problemas)

1. problem

• IPA^(key): /proˈble.ma/

problema (plural problemas)

1. problem

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”).

• IPA^(key): /proˈblɛ.ma/
• Rhymes: -ɛma
• Hyphenation: pro‧blè‧ma

problema m (plural problemi)

1. problem
2. glitch, bug

• sottoproblema

• problisma (late manuscripts)

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

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /proˈbleː.ma/, [prɔˈbɫ̪eːmä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /proˈble.ma/, [proˈblɛːmä]

problēma n (genitive problēmatis); third declension

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

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

• problēmaticus

• “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

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

problemà f (plural problèmos) stress pattern 2

1. problem

• “problema”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2023
• “problema”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2023

Borrowed from Italian problema.

• IPA^(key): /prɔbˈlɛː.ma/

problema m or f (plural problemi)

1. problem

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

• problematiku

• problemene

problema n

1. definite plural of problem

problema n

1. definite plural of problem

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

• (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

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)

For quotations using this term, see Citations:problema.

problema

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of problemă

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

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈblema/ [pɾoˈβ̞le.ma]

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

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
4. condition (illness)

• problema técnico (“glitch”)

• problemático

• → Cebuano: problema
• → Chavacano: problema
• → Tagalog: problema

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

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

• Hyphenation: prob‧le‧ma
• IPA^(key): /pɾobˈlema/, [pɾobˈle.mɐ]

problema (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜋ)

1. problem; trouble

   Synonyms: suliranin, kuwestiyon, bagahe, sigalot

• “problema”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018