fœtal

See also: foetal and fötal

English

Adjective

fœtal (not comparable)

1. (UK, hypercorrect) Nonstandard spelling of fetal.

Anagrams

• folate, of late

French

Etymology

From fœtus with the suffix -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fe.tal/

Adjective

fœtal (feminine fœtale, masculine plural fœtaux, feminine plural fœtales)

1. fetal

Further reading

• “fœtal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.