álgebra

Portuguese

Noun

álgebra f (plural álgebras)

  1. algebra

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic الجبر‎ (al-jabr, “reunion, resetting of broken parts”), used in the title of al-Khwarizmi’s influential work عِلْم اَلْجَبْر وَالْمُقَابَلَة‎ (ʕilm al-jabr wālmuqābala, “the science of restoration and equating like with like”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈalxebɾa/ [ˈal.xe.β̞ɾa]
  • Audio (Colombia)(file)
  • Rhymes: -alxebɾa
  • Syllabification: ál‧ge‧bra

Noun

álgebra f (plural álgebras)

  1. algebra

Usage notes
  • The feminine noun álgebra is like other feminine nouns starting with a stressed /a/ sound in that it takes the articles el and un (normally reserved for masculine nouns) in the singular when there is no intervening adjective:
el álgebra
un álgebra
  • However, if an adjective, even one that begins with stressed /a/ such as alta or ancha, intervenes between the article and the noun, the article reverts to la or una.

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