doula

doula

See also: dóula

English

WOTD – 28 July 2012

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek δούλα (doúla, “servant-woman”), from Ancient Greek δούλη (doúlē, “female slave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈduːlə/

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Noun

doula (plural doulas)

1. A trained support person, who usually has doula training, who provides emotional, physical and practical assistance to a pregnant woman or couple before, during or after childbirth.

   Coordinate terms: midwife, nurse

   • 2020 June 5, Alyson Krueger, “The Agonizing Question: Is New York City Worth It Anymore?”, in New York Times‎:

     Rebekah Rosler, a therapist and doula, decided to leave, even though her family history in New York goes back to the 1870s, she said.

2. A trained person who provides similar support to someone who is diagnosed with an incurable condition and is receiving end-of-life care.

Translations

person assisting a pregnant mother before, during or after childbirth

Arabic: please add this translation if you can Armenian: տատմեր (hy) (tatmer) Chinese: Mandarin: 臨產特護／临产特护 (línchǎn tèhù), 臨產伴娘／临产伴娘 (línchǎn bànniáng) Czech: dula (cs) f Faroese: nærkona f Finnish: doula (fi) French: doula (fr) f German: Doula f Hindi: please add this translation if you can Hungarian: dúla (hu) Italian: please add this translation if you can Japanese: please add this translation if you can Korean: please add this translation if you can Malay: pembantu bidan Portuguese: doula (pt) f Russian: доула (ru) f (doula) Spanish: doula f Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

person assisting someone receiving end-of-life care

Chinese:  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can  Finnish: saattohoitaja  French: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• doula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• aloud

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Finnish

Etymology

From Greek δούλα (doúla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdou̯lɑ/, [ˈdo̞u̯lɑ]
• IPA^(key): /ˈdulɑ/, [ˈdulɑ]
• Rhymes: -oulɑ
• Syllabification^(key): dou‧la

Noun

doula

1. doula

Declension

Inflection of doula (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		doula	doulat
genitive		doulan	doulien
partitive		doulaa	doulia
illative		doulaan	douliin
		singular	plural
nominative		doula	doulat
accusative	nom.	doula	doulat
	gen.	doulan
genitive		doulan	doulien doulainrare
partitive		doulaa	doulia
inessive		doulassa	doulissa
elative		doulasta	doulista
illative		doulaan	douliin
adessive		doulalla	doulilla
ablative		doulalta	doulilta
allative		doulalle	doulille
essive		doulana	doulina
translative		doulaksi	douliksi
instructive		—	doulin
abessive		doulatta	doulitta
comitative		—	doulineen

Possessive forms of doula (type koira)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	doulani	doulamme
2nd person	doulasi	doulanne
3rd person	doulansa

Synonyms

• synnytystukihenkilö

Anagrams

• luoda

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Lindu

Noun

doula

1. floor

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Portuguese

Noun

doula f (plural doulas)

1. doula (a trained professional who provides emotional support during a childbirth)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoula/ [ˈd̪ou̯.la]
• Rhymes: -oula
• Syllabification: dou‧la

Noun

doula f (plural doulas)

1. doula