matéria

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See also: materia and matèria

Portuguese

Alternative forms

materia (obsolete)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin māteria. Doublet of madeira, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈtɛ.ɾi.ɐ/ [maˈtɛ.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /maˈtɛ.ɾjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈtɛ.ɾi.a/ [maˈtɛ.ɾɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /maˈtɛ.ɾja/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈtɛ.ɾjɐ/

Hyphenation: ma‧té‧ri‧a

Noun

matéria f (plural matérias)

(physics) matter
(education) subject
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, 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.
1. a specific subject within an educational subject
a reportage, a journalistic article; a text communicating news
Synonyms: reportagem, notícia

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:matéria.

Related terms

material

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