prótese

See also: protese

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin prothesis, from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.te.zi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.te.ze/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.tɨ.zɨ/

Rhymes: -ɔtezi, -ɔtɨzɨ
Hyphenation: pró‧te‧se

Noun

prótese f (plural próteses)

(medicine) prosthesis (artificial replacement for a body part)
(phonetics) prothesis (prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word)
(music) anacrusis (unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat)
Synonyms: anacruse, ársis

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