matéria

See also: materia and matèria

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• materia (pre-reform)

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/

• (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)

1. (physics) matter
2. (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
3. a reportage, a journalistic article; a text communicating news

   Synonyms: reportagem, notícia

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:matéria.

Related terms

• material