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prostate

/ˈpɹɑs.teɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables
pros-tate
IPA
/ˈpɹɑs.teɪt/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The prostate gland.

adj

Of or relating to the prostate gland.

adj

Alternative spelling of pro-state.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek προ- (pro-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi) Ancient Greek προΐστημι (proḯstēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs)bor. Medieval Latin prostatalbor. Middle French prostatebor. English prostate Borrowed from Middle French prostate, a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin prostata.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɹɑs.teɪt/
  • British English: /ˈpɹɒs.teɪt/

Inflected Forms

prostates (plural) more prostate (comparative) most prostate (superlative)

Derived Forms

antiprostate paraprostate prostaglandin prostasome prostasphere prostatic prostatism prostatitis

Phrases

benign prostate enlargement female prostate prostate cancer prostate massage prostate-specific prostate-specific antigen prostato-

Synonyms

prostatic prostate gland

Rhymes With

costate frustrate pulsate

Questions

How do you pronounce prostate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹɑs.teɪt/.
What does prostate mean?
The prostate gland.
Where does prostate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek προ- (pro-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi) Ancient Greek προΐστημι (proḯstēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs)bor. Medieval Latin prostatalbor. Middle French prostatebor. English prostate Borrowed from Middle French prostate, a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin prostata.

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