Prothese

See also: prothese and prothèse

German

Etymology

From prothesis, see also prosthesis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pʁoˈteːzə/
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Noun

Prothese f (genitive Prothese, plural Prothesen)

  1. (medicine) prosthesis (artificial replacement for a body part)
    • 2010 July 5, Markus Schleufe, “Der Glasaugen-Macher”, in Die Zeit‎, Hamburg, →ISSN:
      Massenanfertigungen sucht man vergeblich, jede Prothese wird von Hand hergestellt.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (linguistics) prosthesis, prothesis (addition of a letter in the beginning of a word)

Declension
Declension of Prothese [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Prothese die Prothesen
genitive einer der Prothese der Prothesen
dative einer der Prothese den Prothesen
accusative eine die Prothese die Prothesen

See also
  • Prosthese
  • Prosthesis

Further reading
  • “Prothese” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Prothese” in Duden online
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