Gebärmutter

See also: Gebärmütter

German

Etymology

From gebären +‎ Mutter. Compare Dutch baarmoeder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈbɛːɐ̯ˌmʊtɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /-ˈbeːɐ̯-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: Ge‧bär‧mut‧ter

Noun

Gebärmutter f (genitive Gebärmutter, plural Gebärmütter)

1. womb, uterus

Synonyms

• Uterus (specialist)

Further reading

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