Prothese
German
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek πρόθεσις (próthesis) and πρόσθεσις (prósthesis).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editProthese f (genitive Prothese, plural Prothesen)
- (medicine) prosthesis (artificial replacement for a body part)
- 2010 July 5, Markus Schleufe, “Der Glasaugen-Macher”, in Die Zeit[1], Hamburg, →ISSN:
- Massenanfertigungen sucht man vergeblich, jede Prothese wird von Hand hergestellt.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (linguistics) prosthesis, prothesis (addition of a letter in the beginning of a word)
Declension
editDeclension of Prothese [feminine]