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Prothesis

/ˈpɹɒθəsɪs/

The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Latin sphaera (expected form would be *sfera).

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The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Latin sphaera (expected form would be *sfera).

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Word	Definition
prosthesisnoun	(medicine) An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.
prothesenoun	(archaic) Alternative form of prosthesis (artificial body part replacement) [(medicine) An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.]
procopenoun	(phonetics, linguistics, prosody) Synonym of apheresis.
arthroprothesisnoun	Misspelling of orthoprosthesis. [An orthodontic prosthesis]
aphoresisnoun	Misspelling of apheresis. [(phonetics, linguistics, prosody) Elision, suppression, or complete loss of a letter or sound (syllable) from the beginning of a word, such as the development of special from especial.]
t-prothesisnoun	(Irish and Scottish Gaelic grammar) The prothesis of a t sound to words beginning with a vowel.
epenthesisnoun	(phonetics, prosody) The insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the phonological constraints of a language or poetic context.
aphæresisnoun	(chiefly archaic) Alternative form of apheresis. [(phonetics, linguistics, prosody) Elision, suppression, or complete loss of a letter or sound (syllable) from the beginning of a word, such as the development of special from especial.]
prosodificationnoun	(linguistics) The imposition of prosodic structure (e.g. syllables, feet, stress, etc.) onto string of segments (i.e. sounds such as consonants and vowels)
prefixationnoun	(linguistics) The adding of a prefix to a word.
prosodemenoun	(linguistics) A phoneme that extends over more than one segment of sound
aphaeresisnoun	(UK, Canada) Alternative spelling of apheresis. [(phonetics, linguistics, prosody) Elision, suppression, or complete loss of a letter or sound (syllable) from the beginning of a word, such as the development of special from especial.]
protheticiannoun	Archaic form of prosthetician. [(medicine) one who fits prostheses]
prosiopesisnoun	(grammar) Ellipsis of the beginning of a grammatical construction, common in informal speech and spontaneous written electronic communication, frequently occurring in stock phrases and interjections.
proclisisnoun	(uncountable, linguistics) The use of proclitics in the syntax of a language.
protractionnoun	(countable) The act of protracting.
prosthetic	Artificial, acting as a substitute for part of the body; relating to prosthesis.
paragogenoun	(grammar, prosody) The addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word, either through natural development or as a grammatical function.
prosopopœianoun	Obsolete typography of prosopopoeia. [(rhetoric) An act of personifying a person or object when communicating to an audience; a figure of speech involving this.]
prodelisionnoun	(phonology) A form of elision in which the latter word loses its first vowels.