hypostase

== French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin hypostasis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπόστασις (hupóstasis). Compare substance. === Pronunciation === (mute h) IPA(key): /i.pɔs.taz/ === Noun === hypostase f (plural hypostases) (theology, philosophy) hypostasis === Further reading === “hypostase”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012