Asturian

Noun

idioma m ‎(plural idiomes)

1. language

Synonyms

• llingua

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowing from Late Latin idioma, from Ancient Greek ἰδίωμα ‎(idíōma, “peculiarity; idiom”).

Noun

idioma m ‎(plural idiomes)

1. language

Synonyms

• llengua

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from Late Latin idioma, from Ancient Greek ἰδίωμα ‎(idíōma, “peculiarity; idiom”).

Noun

idioma m ‎(plural idiomi)

1. (language) language, tongue, idiom

Synonyms

• lingua, linguaggio

Derived terms

• idiomatico

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἰδίωμα ‎(idíōma).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /i.diˈoː.ma/, [ɪ.dɪˈoː.ma]

Noun

idiōma n ‎(genitive idiōmatis); third declension

1. idiom (style of language)

Declension

Third declension neuter.

Related terms

• idiōmatologia

Descendants

References

• ĭdĭōma in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ĭdĭōma”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 766/1.
• idioma in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 19.04.04) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• “idiōma” on page 820/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
• “idioma” on page 508/1 of Jan Frederik Niermeyer’s Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus (1976)

Papiamentu

Noun

idioma

1. language

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from Late Latin idioma, from Ancient Greek ἰδίωμα ‎(idíōma, “peculiarity; idiom”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ˈðjo.mɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌi.d͡ʒi.ˈo.mɐ/

Noun

idioma m (plural idiomas)

1. language (form of communication using words and structured with grammar)

   O idioma português.‎

   The Portuguese language.

Usage notes

When referring to language as a general concept or as a programming language, linguagem is used rather than idioma. Idioma often refers specifically to the language used by a nation or people, in many cases the official language of that entity.

Synonyms

• língua, linguagem, fala

Related terms

• idiomático
• idiomografia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from Late Latin idioma, from Ancient Greek ἰδίωμα ‎(idíōma, “peculiarity; idiom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iˈðjo̞ma]

Noun

idioma m ‎(plural idiomas)

1. A language

   El idioma español.‎

   The Spanish language

Usage notes

• For the particular use of language, as well as programming languages, lenguaje is used rather than idioma.

Synonyms

• lengua