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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
neo- + natal.
Adjective
neonatal (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the period of time immediately following birth, or to the newborn.
- The baby was placed in the neonatal intensive care unit.
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Catalan
Pronunciation
Adjective
neonatal m or f (masculine and feminine plural neonatals)
- neonatal
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Portuguese
Etymology
From neo- + natal.
Pronunciation
Adjective
neonatal m or f (plural neonatais)
- neonatal
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Spanish
Etymology
From neo- + natal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neonaˈtal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: ne‧o‧na‧tal
Adjective
neonatal m or f (masculine and feminine plural neonatales)
- neonatal
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Swedish
Adjective
neonatal (not comparable)
- neonatal
Declension
| Inflection of neonatal
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative2
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| Common singular
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neonatal
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| Neuter singular
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neonatalt
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| Plural
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neonatala
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| Masculine plural3
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neonatale
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| Definite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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| Masculine singular1
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neonatale
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| All
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neonatala
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1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
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