problema
Portuguese
/pɾu.ˈβle.mɐ/, /pɾo.ˈble.mɐ/, /pɾɔ.ˈblẽ.mɐ/
noun
Definitions
- problem difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with
- problem question to be answered
- (pathology) disorder physical or psychical malfunction
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin problēma 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
- problem English
- problema English
- problema Latin
- problēma Latin
- Problem German
- problema Italian
- probleem Dutch, Flemish
- problème French
- problema Spanish, Castilian
- προβάλλω Ancient Greek
- πρόβλημα Ancient Greek
- πρόβλημα, obstacle Ancient Greek
- problemão Portuguese
- problema Catalan, Valencian
- problema Galician
- probleme Middle French
- problem Azerbaijani
- праблема Belarusian
- problema Asturian
- probleem Western Frisian
- problema Aragonese