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gravida

See also: grávida and gravidă

English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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gravida (plural gravidas or gravidae)

  1. (medicine) A pregnant woman.

Usage notes

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

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References

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  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.

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Noun

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

  1. (gynaecology) A pregnant woman.

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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gravida

  1. pregnant

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Italian

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Adjective

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gravida

  1. feminine singular of gravido

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Latin

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gravida f (genitive gravidae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) pregnant woman

Declension

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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

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gravida

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

Adjective

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gravidā

  1. ablative singular feminine of gravidus
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