puerperal
English edit
Etymology edit
From New Latin puerperālis, from Latin puerpera (“woman in childbirth”), from puer (“child”) + pariō (“I bear”).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /pjuˈɝpəɹəl/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pjuˈɜːpəɹəl/
- (proscribed) IPA(key): /ˈpwɛɹpəɹəl/ (spelling pronunciation)
Adjective edit
puerperal (not comparable)
- Of, pertaining to, or associated with the puerperium (the first month of postpartum), or, sometimes also:
- (broadly) Of, pertaining to, or associated with the peripartum period including childbirth.
Derived terms edit
- extrapuerperal
- puerperal fever
- puerperal and nonpuerperal mastitis
Related terms edit
Translations edit
Of or pertaining to or associated with childbirth
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Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pu.eʁ.peˈɾaw/ [pʊ.eh.peˈɾaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /pweʁ.peˈɾaw/ [pweh.peˈɾaʊ̯]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pu.eɾ.peˈɾaw/ [pʊ.eɾ.peˈɾaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /pweɾ.peˈɾaw/ [pweɾ.peˈɾaʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pu.eʁ.peˈɾaw/ [pʊ.eχ.peˈɾaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /pweʁ.peˈɾaw/ [pweχ.peˈɾaʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pu.eɻ.peˈɾaw/ [pʊ.eɻ.peˈɾaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /pweɻ.peˈɾaw/ [pweɻ.peˈɾaʊ̯]
- Hyphenation: pu‧er‧pe‧ral
Adjective edit
puerperal m or f (plural puerperais)
Related terms edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French puerpérale.
Adjective edit
puerperal m or n (feminine singular puerperală, masculine plural puerperali, feminine and neuter plural puerperale)
Declension edit
Declension of puerperal
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | puerperal | puerperală | puerperali | puerperale | ||
definite | puerperalul | puerperala | puerperalii | puerperalele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | puerperal | puerperale | puerperali | puerperale | ||
definite | puerperalului | puerperalei | puerperalilor | puerperalelor |
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
puerperal m or f (masculine and feminine plural puerperales)
Further reading edit
- “puerperal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014