ipotesi

hypothesis

noun ee-POH-teh-zee Less Common

Origin: from Greek hypothesis

Also means

possibility

Usage Note

Ipotesi is feminine and invariable: un'ipotesi but le ipotesi with no spelling change. In everyday speech nell'ipotesi che or per ipotesi means 'supposing that' or 'hypothetically'.

Examples

"È solo un'ipotesi, non un fatto."

Natural Translation

It's just a hypothesis, not a fact.

Literal Translation

It-is only a hypothesis, not a fact.

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