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)

  1. 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.

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Finnish

Noun

doula

  1. doula

Declension

Inflection of doula (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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

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Lindu

Noun

doula

  1. floor

Portuguese

Noun

doula f (plural doulas)

  1. doula (woman who provides emotional support during a childbirth)

Spanish

Noun

doula f (plural doulas)

  1. doula
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