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prothesis

/ˈpɹɒθəsɪs/ /ˈpɹɑθəsɪs/

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noun

Prothese, Vorsatz

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).

Examples :

"Linguists studying the word "escuela" in Spanish note that its origin in Latin *scola displays the phenomenon of prothesis, with the addition of the /e/ sound at the beginning. "

Linguisten, die das spanische Wort „escuela“ untersuchen, stellen fest, dass sein Ursprung im lateinischen *scola das Phänomen der Prothese zeigt, mit dem Zusatz des /e/-Lautes am Anfang.

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noun

Prothesis, Vorbereitung

A type of preparatory ceremony, part of the Divine Liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox Church

Examples :

"Before the main service begins, the priest performs the prothesis, preparing the bread and wine for the Eucharist. "

Bevor der Hauptgottesdienst beginnt, vollzieht der Priester die Prothesis und bereitet Brot und Wein für die Eucharistie vor.

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