fetal
See also: fétal
English
Alternative forms
- (UK) foetal
- (UK, obsolete) fœtal
- (obsolete) phoetal, phœtal
- (obsolete) fætal
Etymology
fetus + -al
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfitl̩/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -iːtəl
Adjective
fetal (not comparable)
- (embryology) Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.
- fetal circulation
- fetal membranes
Usage notes
The form fetal is preferred in North America and in the scientific community, whereas foetal is still commonly used in Commonwealth nations.
Synonyms
- zygotal
Coordinate terms
- gametal, zygotal, blastocystic, blastular
Derived terms
- early fetal demise
- extrafetal
- fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
- fetal alcohol syndrome
- fetally
- fetalness
- fetal position
- go fetal
- nonfetal
- Pinard fetal stethoscope
Translations
pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus
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References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “fetal”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
- E flat, E-flat, aleft, alfet, e flat, e-flat
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /fəˈtal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /feˈtal/
- Homophone: fatal (Balearic, Central)
Adjective
fetal (masculine and feminine plural fetals)
- fetal
Related terms
- fetus
Further reading
- “fetal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Galician
Adjective
fetal m or f (plural fetais)
- fetal
Related terms
- feto
Further reading
- “fetal” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [feˈtaːl]
- Hyphenation: fe‧tal
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective
fetal (strong nominative masculine singular fetaler, not comparable)
- fetal
- Synonym: fötal
Declension
Positive forms of fetal (uncomparable)
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist fetal | sie ist fetal | es ist fetal | sie sind fetal | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | fetaler | fetale | fetales | fetale |
genitive | fetalen | fetaler | fetalen | fetaler | |
dative | fetalem | fetaler | fetalem | fetalen | |
accusative | fetalen | fetale | fetales | fetale | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der fetale | die fetale | das fetale | die fetalen |
genitive | des fetalen | der fetalen | des fetalen | der fetalen | |
dative | dem fetalen | der fetalen | dem fetalen | den fetalen | |
accusative | den fetalen | die fetale | das fetale | die fetalen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein fetaler | eine fetale | ein fetales | (keine) fetalen |
genitive | eines fetalen | einer fetalen | eines fetalen | (keiner) fetalen | |
dative | einem fetalen | einer fetalen | einem fetalen | (keinen) fetalen | |
accusative | einen fetalen | eine fetale | ein fetales | (keine) fetalen |
Further reading
- “fetal” in Duden online
- “fetal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hausa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fèː.tál/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɸèː.tál]
Ideophone
fḕtal
- (of a space) open
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /feˈtaw/ [feˈtaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨˈtal/ [fɨˈtaɫ]
- Rhymes: -al, -aw
- Hyphenation: fe‧tal
Adjective
fetal m or f (plural fetais)
- fetal (pertaining to fetuses)
Related terms
- feto
Further reading
- “fetal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
From French fœtal.
Adjective
fetal m or n (feminine singular fetală, masculine plural fetali, feminine and neuter plural fetale)
- fetal
Declension
Declension of fetal
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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /feˈtal/ [feˈt̪al]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: fe‧tal
Adjective
fetal (plural fetales)
- fetal
Related terms
- feto
Further reading
- “fetal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014