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Thema

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See also: thema and þema

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German thema (14th c.), from Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα (théma).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈteːma/
  • Audio (Berlin):(file)
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eːma

Noun

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Thema n (strong, genitive Themas, plural Themen or (elevated) Themata or (music, rare) Themas, diminutive Themchen n or Themachen n)

  1. topic, subject, issue
    Das Thema hatten wir schon. ― We've already talked about this (subject).
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎[1], number 28/2010, page 93:
      Fast alle Amerikaner können ihre Wurzeln in fremde Länder zurückverfolgen, und deshalb ist Einwanderung ein Thema, das die Identität der USA auf besondere Weise berührt.
      Nearly all Americans can trace back their roots into foreign countries, and therefore immigration is an issue that touches the identity of the US in a special way.
  2. (music) theme
  3. (grammar, archaic) theme (stem of an inflected word)
    Synonym: Stamm

Declension

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Declension of Thema [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Thema die Themen, Themata1, Themas2
genitive eines des Themas der Themen, Themata1, Themas2
dative einem dem Thema den Themen, Themata1, Themas2
accusative ein das Thema die Themen, Themata1, Themas2

1Elevated.
2Outside of musical context nonstandard, in all contexts rare.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Hunsrik: Tema
  • → Japanese: テーマ (tēma)
  • → Russian: те́ма (téma)
  • → Esperanto: temo

Further reading

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  • “Thema” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Thema” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Thema” in Duden online
  • “Thema” in OpenThesaurus.de
  • Thema on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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