pròtesi
Catalan
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις (prósthesis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpɾɔ.tə.zi]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈpɾɔ.te.zi]
- Homophone: pròtasi (Balearic, Central)
Noun
pròtesi f (plural pròtesis)
- (medicine) prosthesis (artificial replacement for a body part)
- (linguistics) prothesis (the prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word)
Further reading
- “pròtesi” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.