ipotetico

hypothetical

adjective ee-poh-TEH-tee-koh Rare

Usage Note

Ipotetico means based on hypothesis or supposition — close to English 'hypothetical.' It is often paired with caso to form caso ipotetico ('hypothetical case/scenario'), a common phrase in legal and philosophical writing. Learners should not confuse it with ipocrisia (hypocrisy) or ipocrita (hypocrite), which share the ipo- prefix but from a different Greek root.

Examples

"Prendiamo un caso ipotetico per spiegare la regola."

Natural Translation

Let us take a hypothetical case to explain the rule.

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