Prothese

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See also: prothese and prothèse

German

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πρόθεσις (próthesis) and πρόσθεσις (prósthesis).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pʁoˈteːzə/
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Noun

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Prothese f (genitive Prothese, plural Prothesen)

  1. (medicine) prosthesis (artificial replacement for a body part)
    • 2010 July 5, Markus Schleufe, “Der Glasaugen-Macher”, in Die Zeit[1], Hamburg, →ISSN:
      Massenanfertigungen sucht man vergeblich, jede Prothese wird von Hand hergestellt.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (linguistics) prosthesis, prothesis (addition of a letter in the beginning of a word)

Declension

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See also

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Further reading

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  • Prothese” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Prothese” in Duden online