menstrual

== English == === Alternative forms === menstruall (obsolete) menstral (nonstandard, possibly proscribed) === Etymology === From Middle English menstruall, from Latin mēnstruālis, from mēnstrua (“menses”), from neuter plural of mēnstruus (“of a month, monthly, of menstruation”), from mēnsis (“month”) + -ālis (“-al”); see moon. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɛn.stɹu.əl/, /ˈmɛn.stɹəl/ (the latter pronunciation leading to the spelling menstral) Hyphenation: men‧stru‧al === Adjective === menstrual (not comparable) Of or relating to the menses. (dated) Occurring once a month; monthly. (dated) Lasting for a month. ==== Synonyms ==== catamenial mensal menstruous ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === menstrual (plural menstruals) (colloquial) A menstrual period. === Anagrams === Ulsterman, must-learn == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin mēnstruālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [məns.tɾuˈal] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [mens.tɾuˈal] Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: mens‧tru‧al === Adjective === menstrual m or f (masculine and feminine plural menstruals) menstrual ==== Related terms ==== menstru menstruació menstruar === Further reading === “menstrual”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “menstrual”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “menstrual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “menstrual”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin mēnstruālis. By surface analysis, mênstruo +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: mens‧tru‧al === Adjective === menstrual m or f (plural menstruais) menstrual (relating to menstruation) ==== Related terms ==== mês menstruar === References === === Further reading === “menstrual”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin menstrualis. === Adjective === menstrual m or n (feminine singular menstruală, masculine plural menstruali, feminine/neuter plural menstruale) menstrual ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin mēnstruālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mensˈtɾwal/ [mẽnsˈt̪ɾwal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: mens‧trual === Adjective === menstrual m or f (masculine and feminine plural menstruales) menstrual (relating to menstruation) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “menstrual”, 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