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English

Alternative forms

• menstruall (obsolete)
• menstral (nonstandard, possibly proscribed)

Etymology

From Middle English menstruall, from Latin m?nstru?lis, from m?nstrua (“menses”), from neuter plural of m?nstruus (“of a month, monthly, of menstruation”), from m?nsis (“month”) + -?lis (“-al”); see moon.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?m?n.st?u.?l/, /?m?n.st??l/ (the latter pronunciation leading to the spelling menstral)

Adjective

menstrual (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the menses.
2. (dated) Occurring once a month; monthly.
3. (dated) Lasting for a month.

Synonyms

• catamenial
• mensal
• menstruous

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin m?nstru?lis.

Adjective

menstrual (masculine and feminine plural menstruals)

1. menstrual

Related terms

• menstru
• menstruar

Further reading

• “menstrual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “menstrual” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “menstrual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “menstrual” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin m?nstru?lis.

Adjective

menstrual m or f (plural menstruais, comparable)

1. menstrual (relating to menstruation)

Related terms

• menstruar

Further reading

• “menstrual” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin m?nstru?lis.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

menstrual (plural menstruales)

1. menstrual (relating to menstruation)

Related terms

• menstruar
• menstruo

Further reading

• “menstrual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

menstruum +? -ate; sense 2 (“to undergo menstruation”) is possibly a back-formation from menstruation.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m?nst??e?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m?nst?u?e?t/, /?m?nst???we?t/, /?m?n?st?e?t/ (the latter pronunciation leading to the spelling menstrate)
• Rhymes: -e?t
• Hyphenation: men?stru?ate

Verb

menstruate (third-person singular simple present menstruates, present participle menstruating, simple past and past participle menstruated)

1. (transitive, obsolete, rare) To stain with or as if with menses.
2. (intransitive) To undergo menstruation, to have a period.

   Synonyms: be on one's period, be on the rag

Alternative forms

• menstrate (nonstandard, possibly proscribed)

Related terms

• menstrual
• menstruation
• menstruator
• menstruous

Translations

Adjective

menstruate (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Menstrual.

References

Further reading

• menstruation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• tsunameter

Italian

Verb

menstruate

1. second-person plural present indicative of menstruare
2. second-person plural imperative of menstruare
3. feminine plural of the past participle of menstruare

Latin

Verb

m?nstru?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of m?nstru?