prothese

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin prothesis, from Ancient Greek; cognate with German Prothese, Dutch prothese and French prothèse. === Noun === prothese (plural protheses) (archaic) Alternative form of prosthesis (artificial body part replacement) === Anagrams === hoptrees, reposeth == Dutch == === Alternative forms === prosthesis prothesis === Etymology === From Late Latin prothesis, from Ancient Greek; cognate with German Prothese, English prothese and (now more common) prosthesis and French prothèse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌproːˈteː.zə/, (also) /ˌproːˈtɛː.zə/ Hyphenation: pro‧the‧se Rhymes: -eːzə === Noun === prothese f (plural prothesen or protheses, diminutive prothesetje n) (literally) the act of artificially replacing a body part (metonymic) a prosthesis, the artificial replacement for a body part (linguistics) the addition of sound(s) at the beginning of a word after blurring of its semantics ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “linguistics”): aphaeresis ==== Derived terms ==== (by body part): heupprothese, tandprothese etc. ==== Related terms ==== these thesis ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: protese