menopausia

Spanish

Etymology

From New Latin mēnopausis, from Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn, “month”) + παῦσις (paûsis, “cessation, pause”) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /menoˈpausja/ [me.noˈpau̯.sja]
• Rhymes: -ausja
• Syllabification: me‧no‧pau‧sia

Noun

menopausia f (uncountable)

1. menopause

   Antonym: menarquia

Derived terms

• menopáusico

 

Further reading

• “menopausia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28