hypothèse
French
Etymology
From Middle French hypothese, from Late Latin hypothesis, from Ancient Greek ὑπόθεσις (hupóthesis, “base, basis of an argument, supposition”, literally “a placing under”), itself from ὑποτίθημι (hupotíthēmi, “I set before, suggest”), from ὑπό (hupó, “below”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “I put, place”).
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /i.pɔ.tɛz/
Audio (file) - Homophone: hypothèses
Derived terms
- hypothéticodéductif
- hypothétique
- hypothétiser
Further reading
- “hypothèse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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