probleme

See also: Probleme and problème

English

Noun

probleme (plural problemes)

1. Obsolete form of problem.

Afrikaans

Noun

probleme

1. plural of probleem

Middle English

Alternative forms

• problem

Etymology

From Middle French probleme; from Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɔˈbleːm(ə)/, /ˈprɔblɛm(ə)/

Noun

probleme (plural problemys)

1. A conundrum; a puzzling circumstance.
2. A research proposition or problem.
3. (rare) An allegory; a scenario used as analogy.
4. (rare) An issue or challenge.

Descendants

• English: problem
  • → Welsh: problem
• Scots: problem

References

• “problẹ̄̆m(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-07-09.

Middle French

Etymology

From Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma).

Noun

probleme m (plural problemes)

1. problem (difficulty; obstacle)

Descendants

• French: problème
  • → Luxembourgish: Problem
  • → Polish: problem
  • → Romanian: problemă
  • → Turkish: problem
• → Middle English: probleme, problem
  • English: problem
    • → Welsh: problem
  • Scots: problem

Romanian

Noun

probleme

1. inflection of problemă:
   1. plural
   2. genitive/dative singular