thème
See also: theme
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα (théma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɛm/
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Noun
thème m (plural thèmes)
- theme, topic
- Synonym: sujet
- (linguistics) theme (what is generally being talked about, as opposed to rheme)
- Coordinate term: rhème
- (linguistics) stem of (usually) a noun or verb, to which inflectional endings are attached
- Dans le verbe jouons jou- est le thème et la désinence est -ons. ― In the verb jouons jou- is the stem and the ending is -ons.
- (chiefly in classical studies) translation from one's mother tongue to another language
- Coordinate term: version
- thème latin, thème grec ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Derived terms
- thématique
Further reading
- “thème”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.