matemātika

Latvian

Etymology

Via some other European language, ultimately from Latin mathēmatica (“mathematics”), from Ancient Greek μαθηματικός (mathēmatikós, “fond of learning”), from μάθημα (máthēma, “knowledge, study, learning”).

Pronunciation

(file)

Noun

matemātika f (4th declension)

  1. mathematics (science that studies the nature and relations of number and form)
    lietišķā matemātika ― applied mathematics
    konstruktīvā matemātika ― constructive mathematics
  2. mathematics (the corresponding school subject)
    elementārā, augstākā matemātika ― elementary, higher mathematics
    matemātikas skolotājs ― matemathics teacher
    eksāmens matemātikā ― mathematics exam
    matemātikas olimpiāde ― mathematics olympiad

Declension

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.