thematic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- [θɪˈmæɾɪk] (Australia, Canada, General-American)
- /θəˈmætɪk/ (Australia, Canada, General-American)
- /θəˈmætɪk/ (UK)
- [θəˈmæɾɪk] (Australia, Canada, General-American)
- /θiːˈmætɪk/ (UK)
- /θɪˈmætɪk/ (UK)
- /θɪˈmætɪk/ (Australia, Canada, General-American)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θεματικός (thematikós), from θέμα (théma, “theme”). Equivalent to theme + -atic.
Meanings
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Relating to or having a theme (“subject”) or a topic.
He had a thematic collection of postage stamps with flags on them (where (UK) thematic collection is equivalent to (US) topical collection)
- Relating to a melodic subject.
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(Indo-European-studies) Of a word stem, ending in a vowel that appears in or otherwise influences the noun or verb's inflection.
A considerable number of derived nominals, especially thematic nouns, also exhibited o-grade roots.
2006, Donald Ringe, From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 12:
- Of or relating to a theme (“subdivision of the Byzantine empire”).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more thematic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most thematic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
thematically · thematicize · thematic role · thematize · unthematic · thematic relation · athematic · bithematic · thematicization · nonthematic · thematic map · thematic vowel
Translations (39)
fi aiheenmukainen (relating to or having a theme or a topic) · fr thématique (relating to or having a theme or a topic) · hu tematikus (relating to or having a theme or a topic) · hy թեմատիկ (relating to or having a theme or a topic) · pl tematyczny (relating to or having a theme or a topic) · ca temàtic (linguistics) · de thematisch (linguistics) · ru темати́ческий (linguistics) · pt temático (relating to or having a theme or a topic) · pt temático (linguistics) · gl temático (relating to or having a theme or a topic) · gl temático (linguistics) · ru темати́ческий (relating to or having a theme or a topic) · da tematisk (relating to or having a theme or a topic) · cy thematig (linguistics) · pl tematyczny (music) · ast temáticu (relating to or having a theme or a topic) · fi temaattinen (music) · cmn 主题性的 (relating to or having a theme or a topic) · fi temaattinen (relating to or having a theme or a topic) · de thematisch (relating to or having a theme or a topic) · bg тематичен (relating to or having a theme or a topic) · kk тақырыптық (relating to or having a theme or a topic) · cy thematig (relating to or having a theme or a topic) · pl tematyczny (linguistics) · cs tematický (relating to or having a theme or a topic) · cy thematig (music) · es temático (relating to or having a theme or a topic) · ja 主題 (relating to or having a theme or a topic) · ca temàtic (relating to or having a theme or a topic) · be тэматы́чны (relating to or having a theme or a topic) · hy թեմատիկ (linguistics) · cmn 主體性的 /主体性的 (relating to or having a theme or a topic) · sv tematisk (relating to or having a theme or a topic) · it tematico (relating to or having a theme or a topic) · uk темати́чний (relating to or having a theme or a topic) · eo tema (relating to or having a theme or a topic) · fi temaattinen (linguistics) · nl thematisch (relating to or having a theme or a topic)