Thema

Borrowed from Latin thema.

• IPA^(key): /ˈteːma/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈteːmɐ/ (commonly)

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• Rhymes: -eːma, -eːmɐ

Thema n (strong, genitive Themas, plural Themen or Themata or Themas)

1. topic, subject, issue

   Das Thema hatten wir schon. ― We've already talked about this (subject).

   • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 28/2010, page 93:

     Fast alle Amerikaner können ihre Wurzeln in fremde Länder zurückverfolgen, und deshalb ist Einwanderung ein Thema, das die Identität der USA auf besondere Weise berührt.

     Nearly all Americans can trace back their roots into foreign countries, and therefore immigration is an issue that touches the identity of the US in a special way.

2. (music) theme

• The normal plural is Themen.
• The plural Themata is restricted to elevated, academic style. The form Themas is sometimes seen in the musical sense, otherwise it is nonstandard.

• Thematik
• thematisieren

• → Hunsrik: Tema
• → Japanese: テーマ (rōmaji tēma)
• → Russian: те́ма (téma)
  • → Georgian: თემა (tema)

• “Thema” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Thema” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Thema” in Duden online
• “Thema” in OpenThesaurus.de
• Thema on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de