prothetic

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prothetic

/pɹɒˈθɛtɪk/ UK
/pɹɑˈθɛtɪk/ US

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek προθετικός (prothetikós).

adjective

not comparable of, relating to, or involving prothesis
not comparable, of an instance of a phoneme 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)

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adj of, relating to, or involving prothesis

Español	protético, prostético
Português	protético
Deutsch	prothetisch, prosthetisch
Italiano	prostetico
Русский	протети́ческий protetíčeskij

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"prothetic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/prothetic.

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@misc{prothetic_2026,
  title = {prothetic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prothetic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}