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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Anagrams
Finnish
Noun
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
Anagrams
Portuguese
Noun
doula f (plural doulas)
- doula (woman who provides emotional support during a childbirth)
Spanish
Noun
doula f (plural doulas)
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