ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Prothetic

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /pɹɒˈθɛtɪk/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Prothetic is an adjective meaning (linguistics) of, relating to, or involving prothesis.

Meaning

(linguistics) of, relating to, or involving prothesis.

More Meanings

  1. (phonology, of an instance of a phoneme) attached to the beginning of a word

Example Sentences

Basque does not allow word-initial r-, adding a prothetic vowel in Latin and Romance loans (e.g. Bq. errege 'king' << Lat. regem)

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include continua, prosthetic, bioprosthetic, prothetelic, prosthodontic, prothetelous.

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