synnytyssupistus
Finnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈsynːytysˌsupistus/, [ˈs̠ynːyt̪ys̠ˌs̠upis̠tus̠]
- Rhymes: -upistus
- Syllabification(key): syn‧ny‧tys‧su‧pis‧tus
Noun
editsynnytyssupistus
- (medicine) contraction of labour, contraction (strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth)
Usage notes
editOften called shortly supistus (“contraction”), just as in English.
Declension
editFurther 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