# 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: [ˈprostata]
* Hyphenation: pro‧s‧ta‧ta

### Noun

prostata f
* (anatomy) prostate, prostate gland
    Synonym: předstojná žláza

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “prostata”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “prostata”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## 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: /ˈprostɑtɑ/, [ˈpro̞s̠tɑ̝t̪ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ostɑtɑ
* Hyphenation: pros‧ta‧ta

### Noun

prostata
* (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

Possessive forms of prostata (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
prostatani
prostatani
accusative
nom.
prostatani
prostatani
gen.
prostatani
genitive
prostatani
prostatoideni prostatoitteni prostatojeni prostataini $^{rare}$
partitive
prostataani
prostatoitani prostatojani
inessive
prostatassani
prostatoissani
elative
prostatastani
prostatoistani
illative
prostataani
prostatoihini
adessive
prostatallani
prostatoillani
ablative
prostataltani
prostatoiltani
allative
prostatalleni
prostatoilleni
essive
prostatanani
prostatoinani
translative
prostatakseni
prostatoikseni
abessive
prostatattani
prostatoittani
instructive
comitative
—prostatoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
prostatasi
prostatasi
accusative
nom.
prostatasi
prostatasi
gen.
prostatasi
genitive
prostatasi
prostatoidesi prostatoittesi prostatojesi prostataisi $^{rare}$
partitive
prostataasi
prostatoitasi prostatojasi
inessive
prostatassasi
prostatoissasi
elative
prostatastasi
prostatoistasi
illative
prostataasi
prostatoihisi
adessive
prostatallasi
prostatoillasi
ablative
prostataltasi
prostatoiltasi
allative
prostatallesi
prostatoillesi
essive
prostatanasi
prostatoinasi
translative
prostataksesi
prostatoiksesi
abessive
prostatattasi
prostatoittasi
instructive
comitative
—prostatoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
prostatamme
prostatamme
accusative
nom.
prostatamme
prostatamme
gen.
prostatamme
genitive
prostatamme
prostatoidemme prostatoittemme prostatojemme prostataimme $^{rare}$
partitive
prostataamme
prostatoitamme prostatojamme
inessive
prostatassamme
prostatoissamme
elative
prostatastamme
prostatoistamme
illative
prostataamme
prostatoihimme
adessive
prostatallamme
prostatoillamme
ablative
prostataltamme
prostatoiltamme
allative
prostatallemme
prostatoillemme
essive
prostatanamme
prostatoinamme
translative
prostataksemme
prostatoiksemme
abessive
prostatattamme
prostatoittamme
instructive
comitative
—prostatoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
prostatanne
prostatanne
accusative
nom.
prostatanne
prostatanne
gen.
prostatanne
genitive
prostatanne
prostatoidenne prostatoittenne prostatojenne prostatainne $^{rare}$
partitive
prostataanne
prostatoitanne prostatojanne
inessive
prostatassanne
prostatoissanne
elative
prostatastanne
prostatoistanne
illative
prostataanne
prostatoihinne
adessive
prostatallanne
prostatoillanne
ablative
prostataltanne
prostatoiltanne
allative
prostatallenne
prostatoillenne
essive
prostatananne
prostatoinanne
translative
prostataksenne
prostatoiksenne
abessive
prostatattanne
prostatoittanne
instructive
comitative
—prostatoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
prostatansa
prostatansa
accusative
nom.
prostatansa
prostatansa
gen.
prostatansa
genitive
prostatansa
prostatoidensa prostatoittensa prostatojensa prostatainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
prostataansa
prostatoitaan prostatojaan prostatoitansa prostatojansa
inessive
prostatassaan prostatassansa
prostatoissaan prostatoissansa
elative
prostatastaan prostatastansa
prostatoistaan prostatoistansa
illative
prostataansa
prostatoihinsa
adessive
prostatallaan prostatallansa
prostatoillaan prostatoillansa
ablative
prostataltaan prostataltansa
prostatoiltaan prostatoiltansa
allative
prostatalleen prostatallensa
prostatoilleen prostatoillensa
essive
prostatanaan prostatanansa
prostatoinaan prostatoinansa
translative
prostatakseen prostataksensa
prostatoikseen prostatoiksensa
abessive
prostatattaan prostatattansa
prostatoittaan prostatoittansa
instructive
comitative
—prostatoineen prostatoinensa :

#### Synonyms

* eturauhanen

#### Derived terms

* prostatahyperplasia
* prostataspesifinen

#### Related terms

* prostaattinen
* prostatalgia
* prostatektomia
* prostatiitti
* prostatismi
* prostatomegalia
* prostatovesikuliitti

### Further reading

* “prostata”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## Interlingua
### Noun

prostata (plural prostatas)
* prostate

## Italian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈprɔ.sta.ta/
* Rhymes: -ɔstata
* Hyphenation: prò‧sta‧ta

### Noun

prostata f (plural prostate)
* (anatomy) prostate

#### Derived terms

* prostaglandina
* prostatectomia
* prostatico
* prostatismo
* prostatite

#### Descendants

* → Maltese: prostata

### Anagrams

* sportata, traposta

## Latin
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈpros.ta.ta/, [ˈprɔs̠t̪ät̪ä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈpros.ta.ta/, [ˈprɔst̪ät̪ä]

### Noun

prostata f (genitive prostatae); first declension
* (anatomy) prostate

#### Declension

First-declension noun.

#### Descendants

* → Catalan: pròstata (learned)
* → Czech: prostata
* → Dutch: prostaat
* → Finnish: prostata
* → Middle French: prostate (learned)
** → English: prostate
** French: prostate
*** → Persian: پروستات (porostât)
*** → Polish: prostata
*** → Turkish: prostat
* → German: Prostata
* → Interlingua: prostata
* → Italian: prostata (learned)
** → Maltese: prostata
* → Lithuanian: prostata
* → Norwegian Bokmål: prostata
* → Norwegian Nynorsk: prostata
* → Portuguese: próstata (learned)
* → Serbo-Croatian: pròstata
* → Slovak: prostata
* → Slovene: prostata
* → Spanish: próstata
* → Swedish: prostata

## 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
* (anatomy) prostate

#### Synonyms

* príešinė liaukà

## Maltese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian prostata.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /prɔsˈtaː.ta/

### Noun

prostata f
* (anatomy) prostate

## 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

### References

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

## 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

### References

* “prostata” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French prostate, from Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs), from πρό (pró) + ἵστημι (hístēmi).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /prɔsˈta.ta/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ata
* Syllabification: pros‧ta‧ta

### Noun

prostata f
* (anatomy) prostate
    Synonyms: gruczoł krokowy, stercz

#### Declension
### Further reading

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

## 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”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /prǒstata/

### Noun

pròstata f (Cyrillic spelling про̀стата)
* (anatomy) prostate

## 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: [ˈprɔstata]

### Noun

prostata f
* (anatomy) prostate, prostate gland
    Synonym: predstojná žľaza

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “prostata”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## 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: /próːstata/

### Noun

prọ̑stata f
* (anatomy) prostate

#### Synonyms

* obséčnica

## Swedish
### Noun

prostata c
* (anatomy) prostate
    Synonym: blåshalskörtel

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | prostata | prostatas |
| singular | definite | prostatan | prostatans |
| plural | indefinite | prostator | prostators |
| plural | definite | prostatorna | prostatornas |

#### Derived terms

* prostatamassage

#### Related terms

* prostatit

### References

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