prothesis
noun
/ˈpɹɑθəsɪs/
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/ˈpɹɒθəsɪs/
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/ˈpɹɔθəsɪs/
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- (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).
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Prosthese,
Prothese
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