fetal

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See also: fétal

English

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Etymology

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From fetus +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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fetal (not comparable)

  1. (embryology) Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.
    fetal circulation
    fetal membranes

Usage notes

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The form fetal is preferred in North America and in the scientific community, whereas foetal is still commonly used in Commonwealth nations.

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Catalan

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Adjective

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fetal m or f (masculine and feminine plural fetals)

  1. fetal
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Galician

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Adjective

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fetal m or f (plural fetais)

  1. fetal
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German

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fetal (strong nominative masculine singular fetaler, not comparable)

  1. fetal
    Synonym: fötal

Declension

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Further reading

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  • fetal” in Duden online
  • fetal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hausa

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fèː.tál/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɸèː.tál]

Ideophone

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fḕtal

  1. (of a space) open

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: fe‧tal

Adjective

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fetal m or f (plural fetais)

  1. fetal (pertaining to fetuses)
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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French fœtal.

Adjective

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fetal m or n (feminine singular fetală, masculine plural fetali, feminine and neuter plural fetale)

  1. fetal

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative
indefinite fetal fetală fetali fetale
definite fetalul fetala fetalii fetalele
genitive/
dative
indefinite fetal fetale fetali fetale
definite fetalului fetalei fetalilor fetalelor

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /feˈtal/ [feˈt̪al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: fe‧tal

Adjective

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fetal m or f (masculine and feminine plural fetales)

  1. fetal
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