fetal

== English == === Alternative forms === foetal (Commonwealth) fœtal (dated) fætal, phoetal, phœtal (obsolete) === Etymology === From fetus +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfitl̩/ Rhymes: -iːtəl === Adjective === fetal (not comparable) (embryology) Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus. Coordinate terms: gametal, zygotal, blastocystic, blastular, embryonal, embryonary, embryonic, embryonical fetal circulation fetal membranes ==== Usage notes ==== The form fetal is preferred in North America and in the scientific community, whereas foetal is still commonly used in Commonwealth nations. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== ==== References ==== Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “fetal”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. === Anagrams === E flat, E-flat, aleft, alfet, e flat, e-flat == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [fəˈtal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [feˈtal] Homophone: fatal (Balearic, Central) === Adjective === fetal m or f (masculine and feminine plural fetals) fetal ==== Related terms ==== fetus === Further reading === “fetal”, 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 == Galician == === Adjective === fetal m or f (plural fetais) fetal ==== Related terms ==== feto === Further reading === “fetal”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [feˈtaːl] Hyphenation: fe‧tal Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === fetal (strong nominative masculine singular fetaler, not comparable) fetal Synonym: fötal ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “fetal” in Duden online “fetal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Hausa == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fèː.tál/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɸèː.tál] === Ideophone === fḕtal (of a space) open == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -al, -aw Hyphenation: fe‧tal === Adjective === fetal m or f (plural fetais) fetal (pertaining to fetuses) ==== Related terms ==== feto === Further reading === “fetal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “fetal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French fœtal. === Adjective === fetal m or n (feminine singular fetală, masculine plural fetali, feminine/neuter plural fetale) fetal ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /feˈtal/ [feˈt̪al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: fe‧tal === Adjective === fetal m or f (masculine and feminine plural fetales) fetal ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “fetal”, 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