pròstata

See also: prostata, Prostata, and próstata

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs, “one standing before, protector”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpɾɔs.tə.tə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈpɾɔs.ta.ta]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Noun

pròstata f (plural pròstates)

  1. (anatomy) prostate

Derived terms

  • prostàtic

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.