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)
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin problematicus, from Ancient Greek προβληματικός (problēmatikós), from πρόβλημα (próblēma, “outjutting, barrier, problem”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾobleˈmatiko/ [pɾo.β̞leˈma.t̪i.ko]
- Rhymes: -atiko
- Syllabification: pro‧ble‧má‧ti‧co
Adjective
problemático (feminine problemática, masculine plural problemáticos, feminine plural problemáticas)
- problematic, problem, troublesome, troubled, problematical
- Synonym: prolijo
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “problemático”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024