"theme, topic" in seven languages
Meaningtheme, topic
Spanish
tema
/ˈtema/
masc.learned
Masculine like other Greek -ma words: el tema, el problema. Also a 'song' in casual speech.
French
thème
/tɛm/
masc.learned
Italian
tema
/ˈtɛma/
masc.learned
Also the school essay: fare un tema.
Portuguese
tema
/ˈtemɐ/
masc.learned
Romanian
temă
/ˈtemə/
fem.learned
Also 'homework' (tema pentru acasă).
Catalan
tema
/ˈtemə/
masc.learned
English
theme
/θim/
from Latin/French · Latin thema (from Greek), via Old French
English → Italiantheme, topictemaCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
THEMA (Greek théma)‘proposition, subject’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Greek théma 'something laid down' kept its h-spelling only in French and English; Spanish and Italian write it as they say it. Despite the -a, it is masculine in both.
English relatives: thematic, thesis
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In a sentence
- es¿Cuál es el tema de la novela?
- frQuel est le thème du roman ?
- itQual è il tema del romanzo?
- ptQual é o tema do romance?
- roCare este tema romanului?
- caQuin és el tema de la novel·la?
- enWhat's the theme of the novel?
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