prostata
Czech
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): [ˈprostata]
- Hyphenation: pro‧s‧ta‧ta
Declension
Finnish
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): /ˈprostɑtɑ/, [ˈpro̞s̠t̪ɑt̪ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ostɑtɑ
- Syllabification(key): pros‧ta‧ta
Usage notes
With the exception of nominative, the word is seldom used in plural as the plural does not really fit into any declension category.
Declension
| Inflection of prostata (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | prostata | prostatat | |
| genitive | prostatan | prostatoiden prostatoitten prostatojen | |
| partitive | prostataa | prostatoita prostatoja | |
| illative | prostataan | prostatoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | prostata | prostatat | |
| accusative | nom. | prostata | prostatat |
| gen. | prostatan | ||
| genitive | prostatan | prostatoiden prostatoitten prostatojen prostatainrare | |
| partitive | prostataa | prostatoita prostatoja | |
| inessive | prostatassa | prostatoissa | |
| elative | prostatasta | prostatoista | |
| illative | prostataan | prostatoihin | |
| adessive | prostatalla | prostatoilla | |
| ablative | prostatalta | prostatoilta | |
| allative | prostatalle | prostatoille | |
| essive | prostatana | prostatoina | |
| translative | prostataksi | prostatoiksi | |
| instructive | — | prostatoin | |
| abessive | prostatatta | prostatoitta | |
| comitative | — | prostatoineen | |
| Possessive forms of prostata (type katiska) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | prostatani | prostatamme |
| 2nd person | prostatasi | prostatanne |
| 3rd person | prostatansa | |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- prostaattinen
- prostatalgia
- prostatektomia
- prostatiitti
- prostatismi
- prostatomegalia
- prostatovesikuliitti
Italian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs, “one standing before, protector”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”).
Derived terms
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs, “one standing before, protector”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpros.ta.ta/, [ˈprɔs̠t̪ät̪ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpros.ta.ta/, [ˈprɔst̪ät̪ä]
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | prostata | prostatae |
| Genitive | prostatae | prostatārum |
| Dative | prostatae | prostatīs |
| Accusative | prostatam | prostatās |
| Ablative | prostatā | prostatīs |
| Vocative | prostata | prostatae |
Lithuanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs, “one standing before, protector”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”).
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | pròstata | pròstatos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | pròstatos | pròstatų |
| dative (naudininkas) | pròstatai | pròstatoms |
| accusative (galininkas) | pròstatą | pròstatas |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | pròstata | pròstatomis |
| locative (vietininkas) | pròstatoje | pròstatose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | pròstata | pròstatos |
Maltese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prɔsˈtaː.ta/
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs).
Noun
prostata m (definite singular prostataen, indefinite plural prostataer, definite plural prostataene)
- (anatomy) prostate, prostate gland
- (informal, inflammation) prostatitis
Synonyms
- blærehalskjertel
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs).
Noun
prostata m (definite singular prostataen, indefinite plural prostataer or prostataar, definite plural prostataene or prostataane)
- (anatomy) prostate, prostate gland
- (informal, inflammation) prostatitis
Synonyms
- blærehalskjertel
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French prostate, from Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs), from πρό (pró) + ἵστημι (hístēmi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prɔsˈta.ta/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ata
- Syllabification: pros‧ta‧ta
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs, “one standing before, protector”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”).
Slovak
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): [ˈprostata]
Noun
prostata f (genitive singular prostaty, nominative plural prostaty, genitive plural prostát, declension pattern of žena)
- (anatomy) prostate, prostate gland
- Synonym: predstojná žľaza
Declension
Slovene
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): /próːstata/
Inflection
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | próstata | ||
| gen. sing. | próstate | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
próstata | próstati | próstate |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
próstate | próstat | próstat |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
próstati | próstatama | próstatam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
próstato | próstati | próstate |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
próstati | próstatah | próstatah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
próstato | próstatama | próstatami |