prostate

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English

Etymology 1

From Middle French prostate, from Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs, “one who stands before, protector, guardian”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɒs.teɪt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɔs.teɪt/
• Rhymes: (UK) -ɒsteɪt
• Hyphenation: pros‧tate

Noun

prostate (plural prostates)

1. The prostate gland. [from 1646]

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Hindi: प्रोस्टेट (prosṭeṭ)
• → Urdu: پروسٹیٹ (prosṭeṭ)

Translations

Adjective

prostate (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the prostate gland.

Etymology 2

From pro- +‎ state.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɹəʊˈsteɪt/
• Rhymes: (UK) -eɪt
• Hyphenation: pro‧state

Adjective

prostate (comparative more prostate, superlative most prostate)

1. Alternative spelling of pro-state

Further reading

• prostate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs, “one who stands before”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔs.tat/

Noun

prostate f (plural prostates)

1. prostate

   Synonym: (anatomy) glande prostatique

Derived terms

• prostatique

Descendants

• → Persian: پروستات (porostât)
• → Polish: prostata
• → Turkish: prostat

Further reading

• “prostate”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

prostate f

1. plural of prostata

Anagrams

• Serpotta, aspretto, portaste, prestato, protesta, sportate, spretato, sterpato, traposte

Latin

Verb

prōstāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of prōstō