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prothetic

UK/pɹɒˈθɛtɪk/US/pɹɑˈθɛtɪk/

prothetic adjective: of, relating to, or involving prothesis.

Adjective

prothetic (not comparable)

  1. of, relating to, or involving prothesis
  2. attached to the beginning of a word
    • Basque does not allow word-initial r-, adding a prothetic vowel in Latin and Romance loans (e.g. Bq. errege 'king' << Lat. regem)2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 10

Origin of prothetic

From Ancient Greek προθετικός (prothetikós).

Questions about prothetic

What does prothetic mean?
Prothetic means of, relating to, or involving prothesis.
What part of speech is prothetic?
Prothetic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce prothetic?
Prothetic is pronounced /pɹɒˈθɛtɪk/ (UK).

Words near prothetic in the dictionary

  1. prothesis
  2. prothesized
  3. prothetelic
  4. prothetelous
  5. prothetely
  6. prothetic
  7. prothetically
  8. prothetician
  9. protheticians
  10. prothiocarb
  11. prothioconazole

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