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gravida

See also: grávida and gravidă

English edit

Etymology edit

From Latin gravida,[1] the feminine singular adjective (and also noun) of gravidus (“pregnant”), from gravis (“heavy”).

Noun edit

gravida (plural gravidas or gravidae)

  1. (medicine) A pregnant woman.

Usage notes edit

  • She is referred to as gravida 1 during the first pregnancy, gravida 2 during the second, etc.

Derived terms edit

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See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ John G. Robertson, Robertson's Words for a Modern Age: A Cross Reference of Latin and Greek Combining Elements (Senior Scribe Publications, 1991, →ISBN), page 64.

Dutch edit

Noun edit

gravida f (plural gravidae or gravida's, diminutive gravidaatje n)

  1. (gynaecology) A pregnant woman.

Ido edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English gravid, French gravide, Italian gravido, Spanish grávido, all from Latin gravidus (“pregnant”).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

gravida

  1. pregnant

Derived terms edit

Italian edit

Adjective edit

gravida

  1. feminine singular of gravido

Anagrams edit

Latin edit

Etymology edit

Ellipsis of gravida fēmina (“laden woman, pregnant woman”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

gravida f (genitive gravidae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) pregnant woman

Declension edit

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gravida gravidae
Genitive gravidae gravidārum
Dative gravidae gravidīs
Accusative gravidam gravidās
Ablative gravidā gravidīs
Vocative gravida gravidae

Adjective edit

gravida

  1. inflection of gravidus:
    1. nominative/vocative singular feminine
    2. nominative/vocative/accusative plural neuter

Adjective edit

gravidā

  1. ablative singular feminine of gravidus
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