prostate
nounadjectiveadjectiveattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈpɹɒs.teɪt//
- United Kingdom//pɹəʊˈsteɪt//
- United States//ˈpɹɑs.teɪt//
The prostate gland.
noun
- 1
The prostate gland.
Finally, Paul made me get my prostate checked. As I say, he's already left a legacy. But if you haven't chaps, please get yourself checked over - it's worth it.
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.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the prostate gland.
adjective
- 1
Variant of pro-stateAlternative spelling of pro-state.
Etymology
Etymology tree English pro- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English prostate From pro- + state.
Forms
- plural
- prostates
- comparative
- more prostate
- superlative
- most prostate