prothesis (redirected from prothetically)

proth·e·sis  (prth-ss)

n. pl. proth·e·ses (-sz)

1. Linguistics The addition of a phoneme or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish espina, "thorn," from Latin spina.

2. Eastern Orthodox Church

a. The preparation of the bread and wine for the Eucharist.

b. The table used for this preparation.

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[Greek, prefixing, from protithenai, prothe-, to put before : pro-, before; see pro-² + tithenai, to put; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

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pro·thetic (pr-thtk) adj.

pro·theti·cal·ly adv.

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prothesis [ˈprɒθɪsɪs]

n

1. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) a process in the development of a language by which a phoneme or syllable is prefixed to a word to facilitate pronunciation Latin ``scala'' gives Spanish ``escala'' by prothesis

2. (Christianity / Eastern Church (Greek & Russian Orthodox)) Eastern Orthodox Church the solemn preparation of the Eucharistic elements before consecration

[via Late Latin from Greek: a setting out in public, from pro- forth + thesis a placing]

prothetic  [prəˈθɛtɪk] adj

prothetically  adv