prostheses
The plural of "prosthesis" is prostheses.
Nouns that end in -is, most of them from Greek, change the ending to -es in the plural.
Meaning: an artificial body part (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with prostheses: the prostheses are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: prostheses'.
How do you pronounce it?
prosthesis is pronounced /pɹɒsˈθiːsɪs/.
Did you know?
- Words ending in -is from Greek, such as crisis and thesis, change to -es in the plural: crises, theses. The plural ending is pronounced eez.
Examples in context
- He has two prostheses.Singular: He has a prosthesis.
- Modern prostheses are light and strong.Singular: A modern prosthesis is light and strong.
