Uterus

See also: uterus and utérus

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːtəʁʊs/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Uterus m (strong, genitive Uterus, plural Uteri)

1. (medicine, specialist) uterus

   Synonym: Gebärmutter

Usage notes

• The word is only used in medical parlance and often in inadequate translations from English. The everyday word in German is Gebärmutter.
• A word not derived from Mutter (“mother”), and therefore sometimes preferred in trans-inclusive writing.

Declension

Declension of Uterus [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Uterus	die	Uteri
genitive	eines	des	Uterus	der	Uteri
dative	einem	dem	Uterus	den	Uteri
accusative	einen	den	Uterus	die	Uteri

Related terms

• uterin