тема

See also: темя and Appendix:Variations of "tema"

Bulgarian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek θέμα (théma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛmɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɛmɐ
• Syllabification^(key): те‧ма

Noun

те́ма • (téma) f

1. theme, subject, topic
2. (music) theme (main melody of a piece of music)
3. (historical) theme (political division in the Byzantine Empire)

Declension

Declension of те́ма

	singular	plural
indefinite	те́ма téma	те́ми témi
definite	те́мата témata	те́мите témite

Related terms

• тема́тика (temátika), темати́чен (tematíčen)

References

• “тема”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “тема”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

• мате (mate), мета (meta), мета- (meta-)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛma]

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Ancient Greek θέμα (théma).

Noun

тема • (tema) f (relational adjective тематски)

1. theme, topic, subject
2. A regional unit of organisation in the Byzantine empire.

Declension

Declension of тема

	singular	plural
indefinite	тема (tema)	теми (temi)
definite unspecified	темата (temata)	темите (temite)
definite proximal	темава (temava)	темиве (temive)
definite distal	темана (temana)	темине (temine)
vocative	темо (temo)	теми (temi)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tьma.

Noun

тема • (tema) f (uncountable)

1. (poetic) darkness

   Synonyms: мрак (mrak), темнина (temnina), темница (temnica)

Further reading

• “тема” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian тема / tema, from German Thema, ultimately from Ancient Greek θέμα (théma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛma]
• Rhymes: -ɛma
• Hyphenation: те‧ма

Noun

тема (tema) f

1. theme, subject matter, topic, issue
2. (music) theme

Declension

Declension of тема (tema)

	singular	plural
nominative	тема (tema)	теми (temi)
genitive	теми (temi)	темох (temox)
dative	теми (temi)	темом (temom)
accusative	тему (temu)	теми (temi)
instrumental	тему (temu)	темами (temami)
locative	теми (temi)	темох (temox)
vocative	темо (temo)	теми (temi)

Related terms

adjectives

• тематични (tematični)

nouns

• тематика f (tematika)

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “тема”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “subject-matter”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 309

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Thema.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtʲemə]

• Audio:

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Noun

те́ма • (téma) f inan (genitive те́мы, nominative plural те́мы, genitive plural тем, relational adjective темати́ческий, diminutive те́мка)

1. theme, subject, topic
2. (colloquial) thing

Declension

Declension of те́ма (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	те́ма téma	те́мы témy
genitive	те́мы témy	те́м tém
dative	те́ме téme	те́мам témam
accusative	те́му tému	те́мы témy
instrumental	те́мой, те́мою témoj, témoju	те́мами témami
prepositional	те́ме téme	те́мах témax

Pre-reform declension of те́ма (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	те́ма téma	те́мы témy
genitive	те́мы témy	те́мъ tém
dative	те́мѣ témě	те́мамъ témam
accusative	те́му tému	те́мы témy
instrumental	те́мой, те́мою témoj, témoju	те́мами témami
prepositional	те́мѣ témě	те́махъ témax

Related terms

• тема́тика (temátika)
• темати́ческий (tematíčeskij)

Descendants

• → Georgian: თემა (tema)
• → Uyghur: تېما (tëma)
• → Uzbek: tema

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /těːma/
• Hyphenation: те‧ма

Noun

те́ма f (Latin spelling téma)

1. theme, subject

Declension

Declension of тема

	singular	plural
nominative	тема	теме
genitive	теме	тема
dative	теми	темама
accusative	тему	теме
vocative	темо	теме
locative	теми	темама
instrumental	темом	темама

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛmɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

те́ма • (téma) f inan (genitive те́ми, nominative plural те́ми, genitive plural тем)

1. theme, subject, topic

Declension

Declension of те́ма
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	те́ма téma	те́ми témy
genitive	те́ми témy	тем tem
dative	те́мі témi	те́мам témam
accusative	те́му tému	те́ми témy
instrumental	те́мою témoju	те́мами témamy
locative	те́мі témi	те́мах témax
vocative	те́мо témo	те́ми témy

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “тема”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka