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