prothesis

(prät̸h′ə sis)

noun

Gram. the addition of a syllable or phoneme to the beginning of a word
Eastern Orthodox Ch.
1. the preparation and preliminary oblation of the elements of the Eucharist
2. the table on which, or the place where, this is done

Origin: LL < Gr, a placing before < protithenai, to set before < pro-, before + tithenai, to place, do

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See prothesis in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. proth·e·ses (-sēzˌ)

Linguistics The addition of a phoneme or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish espina, “thorn,” from Latin spina.
Eastern Orthodox Church
a. The preparation of the bread and wine for the Eucharist.
b. The table used for this preparation.

Origin:

Origin: Greek, prefixing

Origin: , from protithenai, prothe-, to put before

Origin: : pro-, before; see pro-²

Origin: + tithenai, to put; see dhē- in Indo-European roots

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