foetus
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See also fœtus
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Etymology
Hypercorrect spelling of fetus dating to the 16th century; from Latin fetus (“bringing forth offspring”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈfiːtəs/
[edit] Noun
foetus (plural foetuses or foeti) (chiefly UK)
- (embryology) An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.
- (embryology) An unborn baby after the 7th week of gestation.
[edit] Usage notes
Generally, fetus is accepted within American English speaking areas whereas foetus is still commonly used in Commonwealth countries such as the UK.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
fetus — see fetus
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- “foetus” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
[edit] External links
[edit] Dutch
[edit] Noun
foetus n. m.
[edit] Latin
[edit] Adjective
foetus m. (feminine foeta, neuter foetum); first/second declension
- Alternative form of fētus.
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case \ Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | foetus | foeta | foetum | foetī | foetae | foeta | |
| genitive | foetī | foetae | foetī | foetōrum | foetārum | foetōrum | |
| dative | foetō | foetae | foetō | foetīs | foetīs | foetīs | |
| accusative | foetum | foetam | foetum | foetōs | foetās | foeta | |
| ablative | foetō | foetā | foetō | foetīs | foetīs | foetīs | |
| vocative | foete | foeta | foetum | foetī | foetae | foeta | |
[edit] Noun
foetus (genitive foetūs); m, fourth declension
- Alternative form of fētus.
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | foetus | foetūs |
| genitive | foetūs | foetuum |
| dative | foetuī | foetibus |
| accusative | foetum | foetūs |
| ablative | foetū | foetibus |
| vocative | foetus | foetūs |
