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English
Etymology
From New Latin puerperālis, from Latin puerpera (“woman in childbirth”), from puer (“child”) + pariō (“I bear”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
puerperal (not comparable)
- Of, pertaining to, or associated with the puerperium (the first month of postpartum), or, sometimes also:
- (broadly) Of, pertaining to, or associated with the peripartum period including childbirth.
Derived terms
Translations
Of or pertaining to or associated with childbirth
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pu.eʁ.peˈɾaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /pweʁ.peˈɾaw/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pu.eʁ.peˈɾaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /pweʁ.peˈɾaw/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pu.eɾ.peˈɾaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /pweɾ.peˈɾaw/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pu.eʁ.peˈɾaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /pweʁ.peˈɾaw/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pu.eɻ.peˈɾaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /pweɻ.peˈɾaw/
- Hyphenation: pu‧er‧pe‧ral
Adjective
puerperal m or f (plural puerperais)
- puerperal
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French puerpérale.
Adjective
puerperal m or n (feminine singular puerperală, masculine plural puerperali, feminine and neuter plural puerperale)
- puerperal
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pweɾpeˈɾal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: puer‧pe‧ral
Adjective
puerperal m or f (masculine and feminine plural puerperales)
- puerperal
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