moedersterfte

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈmu.dərˌstɛrf.tə/

noun
Definitions
  • maternal mortality in childbirth

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish moeder (mother, uterus, womb) + Dutch, Flemish sterfte (mortality, mass death, mass dying).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

sterfte

Gloss

mortality, mass death, mass dying

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