synnytyssupistus
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈsynːytysˌsupistus/, [ˈs̠ynːyt̪ys̠ˌs̠upis̠tus̠]
- Rhymes: -upistus
- Syllabification(key): syn‧ny‧tys‧su‧pis‧tus
Noun edit
synnytyssupistus
- (medicine) contraction of labour, contraction (strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth)
Usage notes edit
Often called shortly supistus (“contraction”), just as in English.
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- “synnytyssupistus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03