gramática

See also: gramatica, gramàtica, and gramatică

Asturian

Noun

gramática f (uncountable)

1. grammar (rules for speaking and writing a language)

Extremaduran

Noun

gramática f

1. grammar

Galician

Noun

gramática f (plural gramáticas)

1. female equivalent of gramático
2. grammar

Related terms

• gramatical

Further reading

• “gramática”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• grammatica (pre-standardization spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈma.t͡ʃi.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈma.t͡ʃi.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈma.t͡ʃi.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐˈma.ti.kɐ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -at͡ʃikɐ, (Portugal) -atikɐ
• Hyphenation: gra‧má‧ti‧ca

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin grammatica, ellipsis of ars grammatica, a partial calque of Ancient Greek γραμματική τέχνη (grammatikḗ tékhnē, “art of letters”), from γραμματικός (grammatikós, “of letters”). Doublet of grimório and glamour.

Noun

gramática f (countable and uncountable, plural gramáticas)

1. (countable and uncountable, linguistics) grammar (a system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general)
2. (uncountable) grammar (actual or presumed prescriptive notions about the correct use of a language)
3. grammar (a book describing the grammar of a language)

Derived terms

• gramática transformacional
• gramática universal

Related terms

• gramatical
• gramático

Descendants

• → Tetum: gramátika

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

gramática f sg

1. feminine singular of gramático

Noun

gramática f (plural gramáticas)

1. female equivalent of gramático

Further reading

• “gramática”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “gramática”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “gramática”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “gramática”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈmatika/ [ɡɾaˈma.t̪i.ka]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -atika
• Syllabification: gra‧má‧ti‧ca

Noun

gramática f (plural gramáticas)

1. grammar (rules for speaking and writing a language)

   La gramática de español es bastante más compleja de lo que parece.

   Spanish grammar is rather more complex than it seems.

Alternative forms

• grammatica (obsolete)

Derived terms

• gramática parda

Adjective

gramática f sg

1. feminine singular of gramático

Further reading

• “gramático”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025