adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈpɹɒs.teɪt/
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US:/ˈpɹɑs.teɪt/
rhymes with -ɒsteɪt
UK:/pɹəʊˈsteɪt/
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rhymes with (UK) -eɪt
CMU ARPABET:P R AA1 S T EY2 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to the prostate gland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Alternative spelling of pro-state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The prostate gland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
relating to the prostate gland
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prostatic
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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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.
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.
Across languages
Translations
73 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
بْرُوسْتَات
(brustāt)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Arabic:
بَرُوسْتَات
(barustāt)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Arabic:
بْرُوسْتَات
(brostāt)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Arabic:
مُوثَة
(mūṯa)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Arabic:
بروستاتة
(brustāta)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Armenian:
շագանակագեղձ
(šaganakageġj)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Aromanian:
prustat
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Bengali:
প্রোস্টেট
(prōsṭeṭ)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Bengali:
প্রোস্টেট গ্রন্থি
(prōsṭeṭ gronthi)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Bulgarian:
простата
(prostata)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Catalan:
pròstata
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Chinese Cantonese:
前列腺
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Chinese:
攝護腺 /摄护腺
(liap-hō͘-sòan)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Chinese Mandarin:
前列腺
(qiánlièxiàn)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Chinese Mandarin:
攝護腺 /摄护腺
(shèhùxiàn)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Czech:
prostata
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Danish:
prostata
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Dutch:
prostaat
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Esperanto:
prostato
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Finnish:
eturauhanen
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
French:
prostate
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Friulian:
prostate
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Galician:
próstata
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Georgian:
პროსტატა
(ṗrosṭaṭa)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
German:
Prostata
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Greek:
προστάτης
(prostátis)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Hindi:
प्रोस्टेट
(prosṭeṭ)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Hungarian:
prosztata
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Icelandic:
hvekkur
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Indonesian:
prostat
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Irish:
próstatach
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Italian:
prostata
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Japanese:
前立腺
(zenritsusen)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Kazakh:
қуықалды без
(quyqaldy bez)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Kazakh:
қуық асты безі
(quyq asty bezı)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Khmer:
ប្រូស្តាត
(proustaat)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Korean:
전립선
(jeonnipseon)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Latvian:
priekšdziedzeris
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Lithuanian:
prostata
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Māori:
repe tātea
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Māori:
repe ure
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Mongolian:
түрүү булчирхай
(türüü bulčirxaj)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Mongolian:
урьд булчирхай
(urʹd bulčirxaj)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Mongolian:
ᠲᠦᠷᠦᠭᠦᠦ ᠪᠤᠯᠴᠢᠷᠬᠠᠢ
(türügüü bulčirqai)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Mongolian:
ᠤᠷᠢᠳᠤ ᠪᠤᠯᠴᠢᠷᠬᠠᠢ
(uridu bulčirqai)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Navajo:
alizh bikááz
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Norwegian Bokmål:
prostata
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Norwegian Nynorsk:
prostata
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Occitan:
prostata
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Persian:
پروستات
(porostât, prostât)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Polish:
prostata
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Portuguese:
próstata
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Romanian:
prostată
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Russian:
проста́та
(prostáta)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Northern Sami:
ovdaráksá
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Serbo-Croatian:
простата
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Serbo-Croatian:
корењача
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Serbo-Croatian:
prostata
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Serbo-Croatian:
korenjača
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Slovene:
prostata
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Slovene:
obsečnica
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Spanish:
próstata
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Swedish:
prostata
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Turkish:
prostat
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Turkish:
kestanecik
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Ukrainian:
проста́та
(prostáta)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Urdu:
پروسٹیٹ
(prosṭeṭ)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Uyghur:
مەزى بېزى
(mezi bëzi)
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Vietnamese:
tuyến tiền liệt
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Vietnamese:
nhiếp hộ tuyến
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Volapük:
prostat
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Welsh:
prostad
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland
Zhuang:
cenzlezsen
— prostate gland — see also prostate gland