matemática

See also: matematica, matemàtica, and matematică

Asturian

Noun

matemática f (plural matemátiques)

1. female equivalent of matemáticu
2. mathematics

Adjective

matemática

1. feminine singular of matemáticu

Galician

Noun

matemática f (plural matemáticas)

1. (chiefly in the plural) mathematics
2. female equivalent of matemático

Adjective

matemática

1. feminine singular of matemático

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mathematica, from Ancient Greek μαθηματικά (mathēmatiká), from μάθημα (máthēma, “knowledge, learning”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.teˈma.t͡ʃi.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.teˈma.t͡ʃi.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.teˈma.t͡ʃi.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.tɨˈma.ti.kɐ/

• (Nordestino) IPA^(key): [ˌma.te.ˈma.ti.kɐ]
• Hyphenation: ma‧te‧má‧ti‧ca

Noun

matemática f (uncountable)

1. mathematics
2. (countable) female equivalent of matemático (mathematician)

Adjective

matemática f sg

1. feminine singular of matemático

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin mathematica, from Ancient Greek μαθηματικά (mathēmatiká), from μάθημα (máthēma, “knowledge, learning”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mateˈmatika/ [ma.t̪eˈma.t̪i.ka]
• Rhymes: -atika
• Syllabification: ma‧te‧má‧ti‧ca

Noun

matemática f (plural matemáticas)

1. female equivalent of matemático; a female mathematician

   Mi madre es matemática.

   My mother is a mathematician.

2. (chiefly in the plural) mathematics

   Yo estudié matemáticas.

   I studied math.

Adjective

matemática f sg

1. feminine singular of matemático

Further reading

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