to assume, suppose, presuppose · to premise, postulate · to hypothesize (in empiric research)
çekim: geçmiş olettanut · şimdiki olettaisi · ulaç olettava
köken: ole- (“to be, exist”) + -ttaa (causative verb) — therefore, literally “to cause to exist”. Coined by Finnish physician and translator Wolmar Schildt in 1847. In the folk language, meanings like “to order, command” can be found in Western Finnish and “to put on airs” in Savonia.
aile: olettama, olettaminen, olettamus, oletus
Ellemme varmuudella tiedä, kuinka tulee käymään, olettakaamme, että kaikki käy hyvin.