thème

Borrowed from Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα (théma).

• IPA^(key): /tɛm/

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thème m (plural thèmes)

1. theme, topic

   Synonym: sujet

2. (linguistics) theme (what is generally being talked about, as opposed to rheme)

   Coordinate term: rhème

3. (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.

4. (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)

• thématique

• “thème”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.