formula

See also: fórmula, formulá, formulă, and formuła

English[edit]

English Wikipedia has articles on:

formula

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin formula (“a small pattern or mold, form, rule, principle, method, formula”), diminutive of forma (“a form”); see form.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə/
- Audio (UK) (file)
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɹ.mjə.lə/

Noun[edit]

formula (plural formulae or formulas or formulæ)

(mathematics) Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.
Synonym: mathematical formula

$x={\frac {-b\pm {\sqrt {b^{2}-4ac}}}{2a}}$ is a formula for finding the roots of the quadratic equation ax² + bx + c = 0.

Hyponyms: Brahmagupta's formula, Bretschneider's formula, Cauchy's integral formula, Cayley's formula, De Moivre's formula, Euler's formula, Faulhaber's formula, Heron's formula, haversine formula, Jacobi's formula, Legendre's formula, Stirling's formula, Vieta's formulas, Viète's formula
(chemistry) A symbolic expression of the structure of a compound.
Synonym: chemical formula

H₂O is the formula for water.
A plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result.
The company's winning formula includes excellent service and quality products.
- 2017 March 14, Stuart James, “Leicester stun Sevilla to reach last eight after Kasper Schmeichel save”, in the Guardian‎^[1]:
  Shakespeare has gone back to the formula of last season, by encouraging his players to press high up the pitch and restoring Shinji Okazaki to the starting XI to scurry around between midfield and attack.
- 2019 October, Ian Walmsley, “Cleaning up”, in Modern Railways, page 42:
  Delays, large and small, have a huge variety of causes, so there is no magic formula for preventing them.
A formulation; a prescription; a mixture or solution made in a prescribed manner; the identity and quantities of ingredients of such a mixture.
The formula of the rocket fuel has not been revealed.
(especially religion) A formal statement of doctrine.
- 2004, Thomas Fisch, editor, Primary Readings on the Eucharist, Liturgical Press, →ISBN, footnote, page 34:
  The extract from the Missal of Constance, which was printed before the editio princeps […] does not contain the formulae for Advent, Sundays after Epiphany, Lent and the Sundays after Easter and Pentecost; […]
(countable, uncountable) Ellipsis of infant formula.; drink given to babies to substitute for mother's milk.
- 2018, Kristin Lawless, Formerly known as food, →ISBN:
  Many women advocate for formula, insisting that women who advocate breast-feeding have become self-righteous “lactavists,” as one writer puts it.
(logic) A syntactic expression of a proposition, built up from quantifiers, logical connectives, variables, relation and operation symbols, and, depending on the type of logic, possibly other operators such as modal, temporal, deontic or epistemic ones.
Hyponym: sentence

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Irish: foirmle
Scottish Gaelic: foirmle

Translations[edit]

in mathematics

Albanian: formulë (sq) f
Arabic: صِيغَة‎ f (ṣīḡa)
Armenian: բանաձև (banajew)
Asturian: fórmula f
Azerbaijani: formula, düstur (az)
Belarusian: фо́рмула f (fórmula)
Bengali: সূত্র (śutr)
Bulgarian: фо́рмула (bg) f (fórmula)
Burmese: ပုံသေနည်း (my) (pumsenany:)
Catalan: fórmula (ca) f
Chinese:
Cantonese: 公式 (gung¹ sik¹)

Mandarin: 公式 (zh) (gōngshì)

Min Nan: 公式 (zh-min-nan) (kong-sek)
Czech: formule (cs) f, vzorec (cs) m
Danish: formel c
Dutch: formule (nl) f
Esperanto: formulo
Estonian: valem (et)
Finnish: kaava (fi)
French: formule (fr) f
Galician: fórmula (gl) f
Georgian: ფორმულა (pormula)
German: Formel (de) f
Greek: τύπος (el) m (týpos)
Hebrew: וסחה \ נֻסְחָה‎ f (nuskhá)
Hindi: सूत्र (hi) m (sūtra), फ़ॉरमूला m (fŏrmūlā)
Hungarian: képlet (hu)
Icelandic: formúla f
Indonesian: rumus (id)
Irish: foirmle f
Italian: formula (it) f
Japanese: 公式 (ja) (こうしき, kōshiki), 定式 (ていしき, teishiki)
Kazakh: формула (formwla)
Khmer: រូបមន្ត (ruup mʊən)
Korean: 공식 (ko) (gongsik)

Kyrgyz: формула (ky) (formula)
Lao: ສູດ (sūt)
Latvian: formula f
Lithuanian: formulė f
Macedonian: формула f (formula)
Malay: rumus
Maori: ture tātai, tikanga tātai
Mongolian: томъёо (tomiyoo), томөео (tomöeo)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: formel (no) m

Nynorsk: formel m
Occitan: formula (oc) f
Persian: فرمول‎ (fa) (formul)
Polish: wzór (pl) m
Portuguese: fórmula (pt) f
Romanian: formulă (ro) f
Russian: фо́рмула (ru) f (fórmula)
Scottish Gaelic: foirmle f
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: формула f

Roman: formula (sh) f
Sinhalese: සූත්‍රය (sūtraya)
Slovak: vzorec m, formula f
Slovene: formula f
Spanish: fórmula (es) f
Swedish: formel (sv) c
Tagalog: sanyo
Tajik: формула (formula)
Thai: สูตร (th) (sùut)
Turkish: formül (tr)
Turkmen: formula
Ukrainian: фо́рмула f (fórmula)
Urdu: کلیه‎ m (kuliya), فارمولا‎ m (fārmūlā)
Uzbek: formula (uz)
Vietnamese: công thức (vi)
Yiddish: פֿאָרמולע‎ f (formule)

in chemistry

Arabic: صِيغَة‎ f (ṣīḡa)
Armenian: բանաձև (banajew)
Asturian: fórmula f
Bulgarian: формула (bg) (formula)
Catalan: fórmula (ca) f
Chinese:
Cantonese: 化學式, 化学式 (faa³ hok⁶ sik¹)

Mandarin: 化學式 (zh), 化学式 (zh) (huàxuéshì)
Czech: vzorec (cs) m, formule (cs) f
Dutch: formule (nl) f
Estonian: valem (et)
Finnish: kaava (fi)
French: formule (fr) f
Galician: fórmula (gl) f
Georgian: ფორმულა (pormula)
German: Formel (de) f
Greek: τύπος (el) m (týpos)
Hebrew: נוסחא‎ f
Hungarian: képlet (hu)
Indonesian: rumus (id)
Irish: foirmle f
Italian: formula (it) f
Japanese: 公式 (ja) (こうしき, kōshiki), 定式 (teishiki)

Khmer: អក្ខរសញ្ញា ('akkha'ra saññaa)
Korean: 공식 (ko) (gongsik)
Latvian: formula f
Maori: tātai matū
Norwegian:
Bokmål: formel (no) m

Nynorsk: formel m
Occitan: formula (oc) f
Persian: فرمول‎ (fa) (formul)
Polish: wzór (pl) m, wzór chemiczny m
Portuguese: fórmula (pt) f
Romanian: formulă (ro) f, formulă chimică f
Russian: фо́рмула (ru) f (fórmula)
Scottish Gaelic: foirmle f
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: формула f

Roman: formula (sh) f
Spanish: fórmula (es) f
Swedish: formel (sv) c
Tagalog: sanyo
Thai: สูตร (th) (sùut)
Turkish: formül (tr)

plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result

Finnish: kaava (fi), toimintamalli

German: Rezept (de) n

formulation, prescription

Bulgarian: рецепта (bg) f (recepta)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 配方 (pui³ fong¹)

Mandarin: 配方 (zh) (pèifāng)
Finnish: resepti (fi)

German: Rezeptur f, Zusammensetzung (de) f, Bestandteile (de) pl
Maori: tātai matū

drink given to babies

Armenian: կաթնախառնուրդներ (katʿnaxaṙnurdner)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 配方奶粉 (pui³ fong¹ naai⁵ fan²)

Mandarin: 嬰兒配方奶粉, 婴儿配方奶粉 (yīng'ér pèifāng nǎifěn)
Dutch: zuigelingenvoeding f, kindervoeding f
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: äidinmaidonvastike (fi)
French: aliment lacté pour nourrissons m, préparation pour nourrissons f, lait maternisé (fr) m

German: Säuglingsnahrung (de) f, Säuglingsanfangsnahrung f, Säuglingsformulierung f
Hindi: बेबी फार्मूला (bebī phārmūlā)
Italian: latte artificiale m, formula per lattanti f
Russian: де́тское пита́ние n (détskoje pitánije), де́тская смесь f (détskaja smesʹ)
Serbo-Croatian: dečija mlečna hrana f, dječja mliječna hrana f, adaptirano mleko n, adaptirano mlijeko n
Spanish: preparado para lactantes m, leche maternizada f, fórmula infantil f
Tamil: குழந்தை சூத்திரம் (kuḻantai cūttiram)
Vietnamese: sữa công thức

logic: syntactic expression of a proposition

Japanese: 論理式 (ronri-shiki), 式 (ja) (shiki)

Tagalog: sanyo

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /fuɾˈmu.lə/
(Central) IPA^(key): /furˈmu.lə/
(Valencian) IPA^(key): /foɾˈmu.la/

Verb[edit]

formula

third-person singular present indicative form of formular
second-person singular imperative form of formular

Crimean Tatar[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin formula (“small form”), from forma (“form”).

Noun[edit]

formula

formula

Declension[edit]

Declension of formula

nominative	formula
genitive	formulanıñ
dative	formulağa
accusative	formulanı
locative	formulada
ablative	formuladan

References[edit]

Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Finnish[edit]

Noun[edit]

formula

(motor racing) a Formula One racing car

Declension[edit]

Inflection of formula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		formula	formulat
genitive		formulan	formuloiden formuloitten
partitive		formulaa	formuloita
illative		formulaan	formuloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		formula	formulat
accusative	nom.	formula	formulat
accusative	gen.	formulan	formulat
genitive		formulan	formuloiden formuloitten formulain^rare
partitive		formulaa	formuloita
inessive		formulassa	formuloissa
elative		formulasta	formuloista
illative		formulaan	formuloihin
adessive		formulalla	formuloilla
ablative		formulalta	formuloilta
allative		formulalle	formuloille
essive		formulana	formuloina
translative		formulaksi	formuloiksi
instructive		—	formuloin
abessive		formulatta	formuloitta
comitative		—	formuloineen

Possessive forms of formula (type kulkija)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	formulani	formulamme
2nd person	formulasi	formulanne
3rd person	formulansa

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Audio (file)

Verb[edit]

formula

third-person singular past historic of formuler

Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin formula (“a small pattern or mold, form, rule, principle, method, formula”), diminutive of forma (“a form”).^[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [ˈformulɒ]
Hyphenation: for‧mu‧la
Rhymes: -lɒ

Noun[edit]

formula (plural formulák)

formula (an established form of words for use in a procedure)
formula (a plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result)
(archaic) spell, charm, incantation (words or a formula supposed to have magical powers)

Declension[edit]

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	formula	formulák
accusative	formulát	formulákat
dative	formulának	formuláknak
instrumental	formulával	formulákkal
causal-final	formuláért	formulákért
translative	formulává	formulákká
terminative	formuláig	formulákig
essive-formal	formulaként	formulákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	formulában	formulákban
superessive	formulán	formulákon
adessive	formulánál	formuláknál
illative	formulába	formulákba
sublative	formulára	formulákra
allative	formulához	formulákhoz
elative	formulából	formulákból
delative	formuláról	formulákról
ablative	formulától	formuláktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	formuláé	formuláké
non-attributive possessive - plural	formuláéi	formulákéi

Possessive forms of formula
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	formulám	formuláim
2nd person sing.	formulád	formuláid
3rd person sing.	formulája	formulái
1st person plural	formulánk	formuláink
2nd person plural	formulátok	formuláitok
3rd person plural	formulájuk	formuláik

References[edit]

^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

Indonesian[edit]

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

formula

Wikipedia ^id

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin fōrmula.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [fɔrˈmula]
Hyphenation: for‧mu‧la

Noun[edit]

formula (first-person possessive formulaku, second-person possessive formulamu, third-person possessive formulanya)

formula
Synonym: rumus

Derived terms[edit]

Italian[edit]

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

formula

Wikipedia ^it

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈfɔr.mu.la/, /ˈfor.mu.la/^[1]
Rhymes: -ɔrmula, -ormula
Hyphenation: fòr‧mu‧la, fór‧mu‧la

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Latin formula.

Noun[edit]

formula f (plural formule)

(mathematics, chemistry) formula

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

forma

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

formula

inflection of formulare:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

References[edit]

^ formula in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams[edit]

fulmaro

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Diminutive, from fōrma +‎ -ulus.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfoːr.mu.la/, [ˈfoːrmʊɫ̪ä]
(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfor.mu.la/, [ˈfɔrmulä]

Noun[edit]

fōrmula f (genitive fōrmulae); first declension

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	fōrmula	fōrmulae
Genitive	fōrmulae	fōrmulārum
Dative	fōrmulae	fōrmulīs
Accusative	fōrmulam	fōrmulās
Ablative	fōrmulā	fōrmulīs
Vocative	fōrmula	fōrmulae

Descendants[edit]

Descendants

→ Catalan: fórmula (learned)
→ English: formula
- Irish: foirmle
- Scottish Gaelic: foirmle
→ French: formule (learned)
→ Galician: fórmula (learned)
→ Occitan: formula (learned)
→ Portuguese: fórmula (learned)
→ Romanian: formulă (learned)
→ Russian: фо́рмула (fórmula)
→ Spanish: fórmula (learned)

References[edit]

“formula”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
“formula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
formula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
“formula”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
formula in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[3], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
“formula”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Occitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin fōrmula.

Pronunciation[edit]

Audio (file)

Noun[edit]

formula f (plural formulas)

(mathematics) formula (any mathematical rule expressed symbolically)
(chemistry) formula (a symbolic expression of the structure of a compound)
form (a blank document or template to be filled in by the user)

Portuguese[edit]

Verb[edit]

formula

third-person singular present indicative of formular
second-person singular imperative of formular

Romanian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From French formuler.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [for.muˈla]

Verb[edit]

a formula (third-person singular present formulează, past participle formulat) 1st conj.

to formulate

Conjugation[edit]

conjugation of formula (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

number		singular			plural
infinitive			a formula
gerund			formulând
past participle			formulat
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	formulez	formulezi	formulează	formulăm	formulați	formulează
	imperfect	formulam	formulai	formula	formulam	formulați	formulau
	simple perfect	formulai	formulași	formulă	formularăm	formularăți	formulară
	pluperfect	formulasem	formulaseși	formulase	formulaserăm	formulaserăți	formulaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
subjunctive	present	să formulez	să formulezi	să formuleze	să formulăm	să formulați	să formuleze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		formulează			formulați
	negative		nu formula			nu formulați

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [forˈmu.la]

Noun[edit]

formula f

definite nominative/accusative singular of formulă

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin formula.

Noun[edit]

fȏrmula f (Cyrillic spelling фо̑рмула)

(mathematics, chemistry, logic) formula
rule

Declension[edit]

Declension of formula

	singular	plural
nominative	formula	formule
genitive	formule	formula
dative	formuli	formulama
accusative	formulu	formule
vocative	formulo	formule
locative	formuli	formulama
instrumental	formulom	formulama

Spanish[edit]

Verb[edit]

formula

Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of formular.
Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of formular.
Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of formular.

[1] Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

[2] rmula in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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