pròtesi

Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις (prósthesis).

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.tə.zi/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /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.

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