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.
1. A specific subject within an educational subject

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:matéria.

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