maternidade

Galician

Pronunciation

Noun

maternidade f (plural maternidades)

  1. motherhood
  2. maternity

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin maternitas.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.tɨɾ.ni.ˈða.ðɨ/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ter‧ni‧da‧de

Noun

maternidade f (plural maternidades)

  1. motherhood
  2. maternity
  3. maternity hospital (or department in a hospital)

Further reading
  • maternidade in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
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