problemático
See also: problematico
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin problēmaticus, from Ancient Greek προβληματικός (problēmatikós), from πρόβλημα (próblēma, “outjutting, barrier, problem”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.bleˈma.t͡ʃi.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.bleˈma.t͡ʃi.ko/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾu.blɨˈma.ti.ku/ [pɾu.βlɨˈma.ti.ku]
Adjective
problemático (feminine problemática, masculine plural problemáticos, feminine plural problemáticas, comparable, comparative mais problemático, superlative o mais problemático or problematicíssimo)
- problematic, troublesome, burdensome
Related terms
- problema
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin problematicus, from Ancient Greek προβληματικός (problēmatikós), from πρόβλημα (próblēma, “outjutting, barrier, problem”).
Adjective
problemático (feminine problemática, masculine plural problemáticos, feminine plural problemáticas)
- problematic, problem, troublesome, troubled, problematical
- Synonym: prolijo
Related terms
- problema
Further reading
- “problemático”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014