prothesis in Spanish
prothesis in Spanish is prótesis, próstesis — prothesis means 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).
prothesis in Spanish
prótesis
(phonology) The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Greek (via Latin) (without prothesis the word would have become *sfera).
próstesis
(phonology) The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Greek (via Latin) (without prothesis the word would have become *sfera).
What does "prothesis" mean?
- noun 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).
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What is "prothesis" in Spanish?
"prothesis" in Spanish is prótesis, próstesis. prothesis means: 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).
Are there other ways to say "prothesis" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 2 translations listed for "prothesis": prótesis, próstesis.
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