English

Proper noun

Tema

1. Alternative form of Tayma

Catalan

Noun

tema m ‎(plural temes)

1. theme
2. topic, subject
3. (Internet) discussion thread, topic

Synonyms

• (discussion thread): fil

Estonian

Etymology

Of Uralic origin. Cognate to Finnish tämä, Northern Sami diet and Hungarian té- in tétova ‎(“here and there”).

Pronoun

tema ‎(genitive tema, partitive teda)

1. he, she

Declension

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtʰeːma]

Etymology

From Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα ‎(théma)

Noun

tema n (genitive singular tema, plural temu or temur)

1. theme; subject

Declension

Synonyms

• evni

Derived terms

• temadagur
• temakvøld
• temavika

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα ‎(théma)

Pronunciation 1

• tèma, IPA^(key): /ˈtɛma/

Noun

tema m ‎(plural temi)

1. theme, subject
2. (linguistics) stem
3. thesis

Related terms

• a tema
• sottotema
• tematico

Etymology 2

From the verb temere. Compare Romanian teamă, Romansh tema, temma.

Pronunciation 2

• téma or tèma, IPA^(key): /ˈtema/ or IPA^(key): /ˈtɛma/

Noun

tema f ‎(plural teme)

1. fear

Verb

tema

1. first-, second-, third-person singular subjunctive present of temere
2. third-person singular imperative of temere

Anagrams

• meta, metà, team

Japanese

Romanization

tema

1. rōmaji reading of てま

Lithuanian

Etymology

Cognate to Latin thema

Noun

temà f ‎(plural temos) stress pattern 2

1. theme; subject

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek thema

Noun

tema n ‎(definite singular temaet, indefinite plural tema or temaer, definite plural temaene)

1. a theme
2. a subject or topic

Derived terms

• temapark

References

• “tema” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek thema

Noun

tema n ‎(definite singular temaet, indefinite plural tema, definite plural temaa)

1. a theme
2. a subject or topic

Derived terms

• temapark

References

• “tema” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈte.mɐ/

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα ‎(théma).

Alternative forms

• thema (obsolete)

Noun

tema m (plural temas)

1. theme; topic; subject (what something is about)
2. theme; motif (recurring idea)
3. (music) theme (main melody of a piece of music)
4. (film, television) theme (melody that identifies a film or programme)
5. (linguistics) theme (the main stem of a word, without the affixes)
6. (graphical user interface) theme; skin (colour schemes, sounds, artwork of an application)
7. (historical) theme (regional unit of the Byzantine empire)

Synonyms

• (topic): tópico
• (motif): motivo
• (GUI skin): skin

Derived terms

• teminha, temazinho (diminutives)

Related terms

• temático

Etymology 2

Verb

tema

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of temer
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of temer
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of temer
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of temer

Romansch

Etymology 1

From Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα ‎(théma).

Noun

tema m (plural temas)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) subject, topic, theme

Etymology 2

From temair, temer, etc. Compare Italian tema, Romanian teamă.

Alternative forms

• (Puter, Vallader) temma

Noun

tema f (plural temas)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) fear

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /těːma/
• Hyphenation: te‧ma

Noun

téma f ‎(Cyrillic spelling те́ма)

1. theme, subject

Declension

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tьma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təˈmá/
• Tonal orthography: təmȁ

Noun

temà f ‎(genitive temè, uncountable)

1. dark, darkness

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Spanish

Etymology 1

From Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα ‎(théma).

Noun

tema m ‎(plural temas)

1. theme; plot (of a book, film or other media)

   Me gusta la serie porque el tema es complicado

   I like the series because the plot is complicated.

2. topic; matter; subject

Related terms

• temática
• temático

Derived terms

• cada loco con su tema
• tematizar
• temario
• temazo

Etymology 2

See temer

Verb

tema

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of temer.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of temer.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of temer.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of temer.

Swahili

Verb

-tema ‎(infinitive kutema)

1. to slash

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

tema n

1. a theme, a topic

Declension

Related terms

• tematisk