doula
See also: dóula
English
WOTD – 28 July 2012
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek δούλα (doúla, “servant-woman”), from Ancient Greek δούλη (doúlē, “female slave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈduːlə/
Noun
doula (plural doulas)
- A support person, usually female, who may not have medical or midwifery training, who provides emotional and practical assistance to a mother or pregnant couple before, during or after childbirth.
Translations
support person
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Finnish
Declension
Inflection of doula (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | doula | doulat | |
genitive | doulan | doulien | |
partitive | doulaa | doulia | |
illative | doulaan | douliin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | doula | doulat | |
accusative | nom. | doula | doulat |
gen. | doulan | ||
genitive | doulan | doulien doulainrare | |
partitive | doulaa | doulia | |
inessive | doulassa | doulissa | |
elative | doulasta | doulista | |
illative | doulaan | douliin | |
adessive | doulalla | doulilla | |
ablative | doulalta | doulilta | |
allative | doulalle | doulille | |
essive | doulana | doulina | |
translative | doulaksi | douliksi | |
instructive | — | doulin | |
abessive | doulatta | doulitta | |
comitative | — | doulineen |
Synonyms
- synnytystukihenkilö
Lindu
Portuguese
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