prótese

See also: protese

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin prothesis, from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.te.zi/

• (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)

1. (medicine) prosthesis (artificial replacement for a body part)
2. (phonetics) prothesis (prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word)
3. (music) anacrusis (unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat)

   Synonyms: anacruse, ársis