gravida

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See also: grávida and gravidă

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin gravida,[1] the feminine singular adjective (and also noun) of gravidus (pregnant), from gravis (heavy).

Noun[edit]

gravida (plural gravidas or gravidae)

  1. (medicine) A pregnant woman.

Usage notes[edit]

  • She is referred to as gravida 1 during the first pregnancy, gravida 2 during the second, etc.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ John G. Robertson, Robertson's Words for a Modern Age: A Cross Reference of Latin and Greek Combining Elements (Senior Scribe Publications, 1991, →ISBN), page 64.

Dutch[edit]

Noun[edit]

gravida f (plural gravidae or gravida's, diminutive gravidaatje n)

  1. (gynaecology) A pregnant woman.

Ido[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English gravidFrench gravideItalian gravidoSpanish grávido, all from Latin gravidus (pregnant).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

gravida

  1. pregnant

Derived terms[edit]

Italian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

gravida

  1. feminine singular of gravido

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ellipsis of gravida fēmina (laden woman, pregnant woman).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gravida f (genitive gravidae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) pregnant woman

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gravida gravidae
Genitive gravidae gravidārum
Dative gravidae gravidīs
Accusative gravidam gravidās
Ablative gravidā gravidīs
Vocative gravida gravidae

Adjective[edit]

gravida

  1. inflection of gravidus:
    1. nominative/vocative singular feminine
    2. nominative/vocative/accusative plural neuter

Adjective[edit]

gravidā

  1. ablative singular feminine of gravidus