synnytyssupistus
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈsynːytysˌsupistus/, [ˈs̠ynːyt̪ys̠ˌs̠upis̠tus̠]
- Rhymes: -upistus
- Syllabification(key): syn‧ny‧tys‧su‧pis‧tus
Noun
[edit]synnytyssupistus
- (medicine) contraction of labour, contraction (strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth)
Usage notes
[edit]Often called shortly supistus (“contraction”), just as in English.
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “synnytyssupistus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03