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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 +? -ation, modelled after Late Latin menstruatio. The word is cognate with French menstruation, Spanish menstruación.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

menstruation (countable and uncountable, plural menstruations)

1. The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.

Alternative forms

• menstration (nonstandard, possibly proscribed)

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:menstruation.

Related terms

• menstrual
• menstrual cycle
• menstruate
• menstruous
• menarche
• menopause

Translations

See also

• PMT
• tampon
• sanitary towel

References

Further reading

• menstruation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Pronunciation

Noun

menstruation f (plural menstruations)

1. menstruation; period

Synonyms

• règles

Swedish

Etymology

menstruum +? -ation, modelled after Late Latin menstruatio. The word is cognate with French menstruation, English menstruation, Spanish menstruación.

Noun

menstruation c

1. menstruation

Declension

References

• menstruation in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• menstruation in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)