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Italian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin prothesis, alteration of prosthesis, from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις (prósthesis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈprɔ.te.zi/
- Rhymes: -ɔtezi
- Hyphenation: prò‧te‧si
Noun
protesi f (invariable)
- (medicine) prosthesis
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /proˈte.zi/, (traditional) /proˈte.si/[1]
- Rhymes: -ezi, (traditional) -esi
- Hyphenation: pro‧té‧si
Verb
protesi
- first-person singular past historic of protendere
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /proˈte.zi/, (traditional) /proˈte.si/[2]
- Rhymes: -ezi, (traditional) -esi
- Hyphenation: pro‧té‧si
Participle
protesi m pl
- masculine plural of proteso
References
Anagrams
- esporti, estirpo, estirpò, petrosi, pistore, portesi, posteri, potersi, ripesto, ripestò, riposte, spietro, spietrò, stiperò, storpie