matéria
See also: materia and matèria
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- materia (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin māteria. Doublet of madeira, which was inherited.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.ˈtɛ.ɾjɐ/
- Hyphenation: ma‧té‧ri‧a
Noun
matéria f (plural matérias)
- (physics) matter
- (education) subject
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 141:
- Creio que já tiveram cinco professores nesta matéria.
- I believe you already had five teachers on this subject.
- A specific subject within an educational subject
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Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:matéria.
Related terms
- material