hypothesis
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑπόθεσις (hupóthesis, “hypothesis”, noun).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /hyˈpo.tʰe.sis/, [hʏˈpɔt̪ʰɛs̠ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /iˈpo.te.sis/, [iˈpɔːt̪es̬is]
Noun
hypothesis f (genitive hypothesis or hypotheseōs or hypothesios); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem, i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hypothesis | hypothesēs hypotheseis |
| Genitive | hypothesis hypotheseōs hypothesios |
hypothesium |
| Dative | hypothesī | hypothesibus |
| Accusative | hypothesim hypothesin hypothesem1 |
hypothesēs hypothesīs |
| Ablative | hypothesī hypothese1 |
hypothesibus |
| Vocative | hypothesis hypothesi |
hypothesēs hypotheseis |
1Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.
- There is also genitive plural hypotheseōn.
- The genitive singular is also spelled hypotheseωs and the genitive plural hypotheseωn.