problem
English
/ˈpɹɒbləm/, /ˈpɹɒblɪm/, /ˈpɹɑbləm/
noun
Definitions
- A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
- A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise.
- A puzzling circumstance.
- Objection.
- (climbing) A set of moves required to complete a climb
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English probleme derived from Middle French probleme derived from Latin problema derived from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (obstacle, promontory, anything thrown forward, a headland, hindrance, anything projecting).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πρόβλημα
Gloss
obstacle, promontory, anything thrown forward, a headland, hindrance, anything projecting
Kanji
崎, 埼
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- eigenproblem English
- multiproblem English
- nonproblem English
- problema English
- problemed English
- problemette English
- problemise English
- problemist English
- problemize English
- problemsolver English
- problemsome English
- pseudo-problem English
- solver English
- subproblem English
- subsubproblem English
- problema Latin
- problēma Latin
- probléma Hungarian
- problème French
- проблема Russian
- προβάλλω Ancient Greek
- πρόβλημα Ancient Greek
- probleme Middle English
- problem Welsh
- probleme Middle French
- problem Azerbaijani
- prublemã Aromanian
- праблема Belarusian
- প্রব্লেম Bengali