hypothèse

Etymology

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/

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• Homophone: hypothèses

Noun

hypothèse f (plural hypothèses)

1. hypothesis

Further reading

• “hypothèse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).