doula

See also: dóula

English

WOTD – 28 July 2012

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek δούλα (doúla, “servant-woman”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek δούλη (doúlē, “female slave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈduːlə/

Noun

doula (plural doulas)

1. A support person, usually female, who may not have medical or midwifery training, who provides emotional and practical assistance to a mother or pregnant couple before, during or after childbirth.

Translations

support person

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Armenian: տատմեր (hy) (tatmer)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 臨產特護／临产特护, 临产特护 (línchǎn tèhù), 臨產伴娘／临产伴娘, 临产伴娘 (línchǎn bànniáng)

• Czech: dula f
• Faroese: nærkona f
• Finnish: doula
• French: doula (fr) f
• German: Doula f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
• Hungarian: dúla (hu)
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Malay: pembantu bidan
• Portuguese: doula (pt) f
• Russian: доула (ru) f (doula)
• Spanish: doula f
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• aloud

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Finnish

Noun

doula

1. doula

Declension

Inflection of doula (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		doula	doulat
genitive		doulan	doulien
partitive		doulaa	doulia
illative		doulaan	douliin
		singular	plural
nominative		doula	doulat
accusative	nom.	doula	doulat
	gen.	doulan
genitive		doulan	doulien doulain rare
partitive		doulaa	doulia
inessive		doulassa	doulissa
elative		doulasta	doulista
illative		doulaan	douliin
adessive		doulalla	doulilla
ablative		doulalta	doulilta
allative		doulalle	doulille
essive		doulana	doulina
translative		doulaksi	douliksi
abessive		doulatta	doulitta
instructive		—	doulin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of doula (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative doulani doulani accusative nom. doulani doulani gen. doulani genitive doulani doulieni doulaini rare partitive doulaani douliani inessive doulassani doulissani elative doulastani doulistani illative doulaani douliini adessive doulallani doulillani ablative doulaltani douliltani allative doulalleni doulilleni essive doulanani doulinani translative doulakseni doulikseni abessive doulattani doulittani instructive — — comitative — doulineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative doulasi doulasi accusative nom. doulasi doulasi gen. doulasi genitive doulasi douliesi doulaisi rare partitive doulaasi douliasi inessive doulassasi doulissasi elative doulastasi doulistasi illative doulaasi douliisi adessive doulallasi doulillasi ablative doulaltasi douliltasi allative doulallesi doulillesi essive doulanasi doulinasi translative doulaksesi douliksesi abessive doulattasi doulittasi instructive — — comitative — doulinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative doulamme doulamme accusative nom. doulamme doulamme gen. doulamme genitive doulamme douliemme doulaimme rare partitive doulaamme douliamme inessive doulassamme doulissamme elative doulastamme doulistamme illative doulaamme douliimme adessive doulallamme doulillamme ablative doulaltamme douliltamme allative doulallemme doulillemme essive doulanamme doulinamme translative doulaksemme douliksemme abessive doulattamme doulittamme instructive — — comitative — doulinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative doulanne doulanne accusative nom. doulanne doulanne gen. doulanne genitive doulanne doulienne doulainne rare partitive doulaanne doulianne inessive doulassanne doulissanne elative doulastanne doulistanne illative doulaanne douliinne adessive doulallanne doulillanne ablative doulaltanne douliltanne allative doulallenne doulillenne essive doulananne doulinanne translative doulaksenne douliksenne abessive doulattanne doulittanne instructive — — comitative — doulinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative doulansa doulansa accusative nom. doulansa doulansa gen. doulansa genitive doulansa douliensa doulainsa rare partitive doulaansa douliaan douliansa inessive doulassaan doulassansa doulissaan doulissansa elative doulastaan doulastansa doulistaan doulistansa illative doulaansa douliinsa adessive doulallaan doulallansa doulillaan doulillansa ablative doulaltaan doulaltansa douliltaan douliltansa allative doulalleen doulallensa doulilleen doulillensa essive doulanaan doulanansa doulinaan doulinansa translative doulakseen doulaksensa doulikseen douliksensa abessive doulattaan doulattansa doulittaan doulittansa instructive — — comitative — doulineen doulinensa

Synonyms

• synnytystukihenkilö

Anagrams

• luoda

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Lindu

Noun

doula

1. floor

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Portuguese

Noun

doula f (plural s)

1. doula (woman who provides emotional support during a childbirth)

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Spanish

Noun

doula f (plural doulas)

1. doula