fetal

See also: fétal

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From fetus +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfitl̩/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːtəl

Adjective

fetal (not comparable)

  1. (embryology) Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.
    Coordinate terms: gametal, zygotal, blastocystic, blastular, embryonal, embryonary, embryonic, embryonical
    fetal circulation
    fetal membranes

Usage notes

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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Catalan

Pronunciation

Adjective

fetal m or f (masculine and feminine plural fetals)

  1. fetal

Further reading

Galician

Adjective

fetal m or f (plural fetais)

  1. fetal

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [feˈtaːl]
  • Hyphenation: fe‧tal
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

fetal (strong nominative masculine singular fetaler, not comparable)

  1. fetal
    Synonym: fötal

Declension

Positive forms of fetal (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
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

Further reading

  • “fetal” in Duden online
  • “fetal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hausa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fèː.tál/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɸèː.tál]

Ideophone

fḕtal

  1. (of a space) open

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /feˈtaw/ [feˈtaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨˈtal/ [fɨˈtaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨˈta.li/

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: fe‧tal

Adjective

fetal m or f (plural fetais)

  1. fetal (pertaining to fetuses)

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French fœtal.

Adjective

fetal m or n (feminine singular fetală, masculine plural fetali, feminine and neuter plural fetale)

  1. fetal

Declension

Declension of fetal
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite fetal fetală fetali fetale
definite fetalul fetala fetalii fetalele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite fetal fetale fetali fetale
definite fetalului fetalei fetalilor fetalelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /feˈtal/ [feˈt̪al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: fe‧tal

Adjective

fetal m or f (masculine and feminine plural fetales)

  1. fetal

Further reading

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