prothesis

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈpɹɒθəsɪs/
• (America) IPA: /ˈpɹɔθəsɪs/, /ˈpɹɑθəsɪs/

Etymology 1

From Late Latin prothesis, prosthesis, alteration (dropping the ‘s’) from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις, (English prosthesis) from προστίθημι ("I add"), from πρός ("towards") + τίθημι ("I place"), from Proto-Indo-European *próti, *préti + *dʰédʰeh₁- ("to be putting, to be placing").

However, often confused for a descendant of the Ancient Greek word πρόθεσις ("a preposing, preposition") (without the σ), which is instead the source of a different term – see alternative etymology, below.

Noun

prothesis

1. (phonology) The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Greek (via Latin) sphaera ("sphere") (without prothesis the word would have become *sfera).

Synonyms

• prosthesis

Antonyms

• aphesis

Related terms

• prosthesis

Translations

• French: prothèse
• German: Prothese
• Italian: prostesi
• Portuguese: prótese
• Russian: проте́за
• Spanish: prótesis

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek πρόθεσις, from προτίθημι ("I prepose"), from πρό ("before") + τίθημι ("I place"), from Proto-Indo-European *pro + *dʰédʰeh₁ti ("to be putting, to be placing").

Noun

prothesis

1. (Christianity) The preparation and preliminary oblation of the Eucharistic bread and wine in the Divine Liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches.
2. (by extension) Credence table.

Synonyms

• proskomide

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