tesme

Old French

Alternative forms

• theme
• thieume
• thume

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin thema, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek θέμα (théma). The s is unetymological.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛs.mə/, /ˈtɛː(h).mə/

Noun

tesme oblique singular, m (oblique plural tesmes, nominative singular tesmes, nominative plural tesme)

1. theme (topic of discussion)
   • Quant il avra finé son tesme

Descendants

• English: theme (borrowed, from 'theme')
• French: thème (from 'theme')