fetal
See also: fétal
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fetal (not comparable)
- (embryology) Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.
- fetal circulation
- fetal membranes
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The form fetal is preferred in North America and in the scientific community, whereas foetal is still commonly used in Commonwealth nations.
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pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus
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References edit
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “fetal”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [fəˈtal]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [feˈtal]
- Homophone: fatal (Balearic, Central)
Adjective edit
fetal m or f (masculine and feminine plural fetals)
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Further reading edit
- “fetal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Galician edit
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fetal m or f (plural fetais)
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- “fetal” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
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fetal (strong nominative masculine singular fetaler, not comparable)
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Positive forms of fetal (uncomparable)
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
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 |
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fḕtal
- (of a space) open
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fetal m or f (plural fetais)
- fetal (pertaining to fetuses)
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fetal m or n (feminine singular fetală, masculine plural fetali, feminine and neuter plural fetale)
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Adjective edit
fetal m or f (masculine and feminine plural fetales)
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Further reading edit
- “fetal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014