uterino

Galician

Etymology

From Latin uterīnus (“uterine”).

Adjective

uterino (feminine uterina, masculine plural uterinos, feminine plural uterinas)

1. uterine

Related terms

• útero

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin uterīnus (“uterine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.teˈri.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: u‧te‧rì‧no

Adjective

uterino (feminine uterina, masculine plural uterini, feminine plural uterine)

1. uterine
2. (derogatory) irrational, emotional (of behaviour/behavior)

Derived terms

• intrauterino
• latte uterino

Related terms

• utero

Further reading

• “uterino”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• routine, rutenio, turione, unitore

Latin

Adjective

uterīnō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of uterīnus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin uterīnus (“uterine”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /u.teˈɾĩ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /u.tɨˈɾi.nu/

• Hyphenation: u‧te‧ri‧no

Adjective

uterino (feminine uterina, masculine plural uterinos, feminine plural uterinas)

1. uterine (of or relating to the uterus)

Further reading

• “uterino”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “uterino”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin uterīnus (“uterine”). By surface analysis, utero +‎ -ino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uteˈɾino/ [u.t̪eˈɾi.no]
• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: u‧te‧ri‧no

Adjective

uterino (feminine uterina, masculine plural uterinos, feminine plural uterinas)

1. uterine

Derived terms

• cuello uterino
• extrauterino
• fiebre uterina
• intrauterino
• sacrouterino

Further reading

• “uterino”, 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