próstata
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs, “one standing before, protector”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
próstata f (plural próstatas)
Related terms edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs, “one standing before, protector”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈpɾostata/ [ˈpɾos.t̪a.t̪a]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -ostata
- Syllabification: prós‧ta‧ta
Noun edit
próstata f (plural próstatas)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “próstata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014