Menses

German

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mensēs (months).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛnzeːs/, (less often) /ˈmɛnzəs/

Noun

Menses m pl (plural only) or
(nonstandard) Menses f (genitive Menses, no plural)

  1. (medicine) menses, menstruation
    Synonyms: (register-neutral) Periode, (chiefly formal) Menstruation, (Monats-)Regel, Monatsblutung, Regelblutung, (informal) Tage

Declension