English → Latin
“hypothetical” in Latin
opīnābilisconjectural; imaginarycondiciōnāliswith a condition attached, with conditions, conditional
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
hypothetical
Resting on a supposition, opinabilis: conjectura nitens.
Conditional, conditionalis (clogged with a condition: a judicial term, post-Augustan): conjuncte elatus (opposed to simpliciter elatus, categorical): ☞ hypotheticus very late. Vid: CONDITIONAL.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for hypothetical?
- The usual Latin words for “hypothetical” are opīnābilis, condiciōnālis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.