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Meaning of prothesis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈpɹɒθəsɪs

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية إِبْدَاء
Bosanski протеза
Català pròtesi
Cymraeg rhagosodiad
Ελληνικά πρόσθεση
Suomi proteesi
Français prothèse
Hrvatski протеза
Հայերեն նախահավելված
Bahasa Indonesia protesis
Italiano prostesi
Latina prothesis
Nederlands prosthesis
Português prótese
Русский протеза
Српски протеза

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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