prostata

prostata

See also: Prostata, próstata, and pròstata

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

Noun

prostata f

1. (anatomy) prostate, prostate gland

   Synonym: předstojná žláza

Declension

Declension of prostata

	singular	plural
nominative	prostata	prostaty
genitive	prostaty	prostat
dative	prostatě	prostatám
accusative	prostatu	prostaty
vocative	prostato	prostaty
locative	prostatě	prostatách
instrumental	prostatou	prostatami

Further reading

• prostata in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• prostata in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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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

Noun

prostata

1. (anatomy, medicine, jargon) prostate

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

• eturauhanen

Derived terms

Derived terms

• prostaattinen
• prostatalgia
• prostatektomia
• prostatiitti
• prostatismi
• prostatomegalia
• prostatovesikuliitti

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Interlingua

Noun

prostata (plural prostatas)

1. prostate

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Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs, “one standing before, protector”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”).

Noun

prostata f (plural prostate)

1. (anatomy) prostate

Derived terms

Derived terms

• prostaglandina
• prostatectomia
• prostatico
• prostatismo
• prostatite

Anagrams

• sportata, traposta

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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]

Noun

prostata f (genitive prostatae); first declension

1. (anatomy) prostate

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

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Lithuanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs, “one standing before, protector”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”).

Noun

pròstata f (plural pròstatos) stress pattern 1

1. (anatomy) prostate

Declension

declension of prostata

	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

Synonyms

• príešinė liaukà

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Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian prostata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɔsˈtaː.ta/

Noun

prostata f

1. (anatomy) prostate

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs).

Noun

prostata m (definite singular prostataen, indefinite plural prostataer, definite plural prostataene)

1. (anatomy) prostate, prostate gland
2. (informal, inflammation) prostatitis

Synonyms

• blærehalskjertel

References

• “prostata” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “prostata” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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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)

1. (anatomy) prostate, prostate gland
2. (informal, inflammation) prostatitis

Synonyms

• blærehalskjertel

References

• “prostata” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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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

Noun

prostata f

1. (anatomy) prostate

   Synonyms: gruczoł krokowy, stercz

Declension

Declension of prostata

	singular	plural
nominative	prostata	prostaty
genitive	prostaty	prostat
dative	prostacie	prostatom
accusative	prostatę	prostaty
instrumental	prostatą	prostatami
locative	prostacie	prostatach
vocative	prostato	prostaty

Further reading

• prostata in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• prostata in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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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”).

Noun

pròstata f (Cyrillic spelling про̀стата)

1. (anatomy) prostate

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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)

1. (anatomy) prostate, prostate gland

   Synonym: predstojná žľaza

Declension

Declension of prostata

	singular	plural
nominative	prostata	prostaty
genitive	prostaty	prostát
dative	prostate	prostatám
accusative	prostatu	prostaty
locative	prostate	prostatách
instrumental	prostatou	prostatami

References

• prostata in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

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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/

Noun

prọ̑stata f

1. (anatomy) prostate

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

Synonyms

• obséčnica

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Swedish

Noun

prostata c

1. (anatomy) a prostate

   Synonym: blåshalskörtel

Declension

Declension of prostata
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	prostata	prostatan	prostator	prostatorna
Genitive	prostatas	prostatans	prostators	prostatornas

References

• prostata in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• prostata in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• prostata in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)