perinatal

See also: périnatal

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.

Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der.

English peri-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós

Proto-Italic *gnātos

Latin gnātus

Latin nātus

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin nātālisbor.

Middle English natal

English natal

English perinatal

From peri- + natal.

Pronunciation

• Audio (General American):

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Adjective

perinatal (comparative more perinatal, superlative most perinatal)

1. Of or pertaining to the time around birth.

   Perinatal HIV infection of infants is a problem in sub-Saharan Africa.

Derived terms

• nonperinatal
• perinatality
• perinatally

Related terms

• antenatal
• natal
• neonatal
• prenatal
• postnatal

Translations

of or pertaining to the time around birth

• Finnish: perinataalinen
• French: périnatal (fr)
• German: perinatal (de)
• Italian: perinatale (it)
• Polish: okołoporodowy (pl), perinatalny (pl)
• Portuguese: perinatal (pt)
• Spanish: perinatal (es)

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peʁinaˈtaːl/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

perinatal (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular perinataler, not comparable)

1. perinatal

   Antonym: perimortal

Declension

Positive forms of perinatal (uncomparable, no predicate)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		—	—	—	—
strong declension (without article)	nominative	perinataler	perinatale	perinatales	perinatale
	genitive	perinatalen	perinataler	perinatalen	perinataler
	dative	perinatalem	perinataler	perinatalem	perinatalen
	accusative	perinatalen	perinatale	perinatales	perinatale
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der perinatale	die perinatale	das perinatale	die perinatalen
	genitive	des perinatalen	der perinatalen	des perinatalen	der perinatalen
	dative	dem perinatalen	der perinatalen	dem perinatalen	den perinatalen
	accusative	den perinatalen	die perinatale	das perinatale	die perinatalen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein perinataler	eine perinatale	ein perinatales	(keine) perinatalen
	genitive	eines perinatalen	einer perinatalen	eines perinatalen	(keiner) perinatalen
	dative	einem perinatalen	einer perinatalen	einem perinatalen	(keinen) perinatalen
	accusative	einen perinatalen	eine perinatale	ein perinatales	(keine) perinatalen

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾinaˈtal/ [pe.ɾi.naˈt̪al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: pe‧ri‧na‧tal

Adjective

perinatal m or f (masculine and feminine plural perinatales)

1. perinatal

Related terms

• antenatal
• nacer (see for more related terms)
• natal
• nato (see for more related terms)
• neonatal
• postnatal
• prenatal

Further reading

• “perinatal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025