próstata

See also: prostata, Prostata, and pròstata

Portuguese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs, “one standing before, protector”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔs.ta.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔs.ta.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔʃ.ta.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔs.ta.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔʃ.tɐ.tɐ/

Noun

próstata f (plural próstatas)

1. (anatomy) prostate

   Deixa-me cutucar sua próstata.

   Let me poke your prostate.

Related terms

• prostático

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs, “one standing before, protector”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾostata/ [ˈpɾos.t̪a.t̪a]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -ostata
• Syllabification: prós‧ta‧ta

Noun

próstata f (plural próstatas)

1. (anatomy) prostate

Related terms

• prostático

 

Further reading

• “próstata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10