# menstrual
## English
### Alternative forms

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

### Etymology

From Middle English menstruall, from Latin mēnstruālis, from mēnstrua (“menses”), from neuter plural of mēnstruus (“of a month, monthly, of menstruation”), from mēnsis (“month”) + -ālis (“-al”); see moon.

### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /ˈmɛn.stɹu.əl/, /ˈmɛn.stɹəl/ (the latter pronunciation leading to the spelling menstral)
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* Hyphenation: men‧stru‧al

### Adjective

menstrual (not comparable)
* Of or relating to the menses.
** 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 96:Recent studies in physiology have noted that women who live in close proximity to one another - nurses in a hospital or coeds in a college dormitory - tend to have their menstrual periods at the same time.
* (dated) Occurring once a month; monthly.
* (dated) Lasting for a month.
    a menstrual flower

#### Synonyms

* catamenial
* mensal
* menstruous

#### Derived terms

* menstrual cramp
* menstrual cup
* menstrual cycle
* menstrual fluid
* menstrual pad
* menstrual period
* menstrual sponge
* menstrual synchrony

#### Related terms

* menstruation
* menstruous
* menstruum

#### Translations
### Noun

menstrual (plural menstruals)
* (colloquial) A menstrual period.
** 2012, Miryom Willis, Shirley Fisher, Trials, Tragedy, Triumphs, page 11:“All that drama for what” I thought. All she had to do was tell me that I was having my menstrual. So much for band aids.

### Anagrams

* Ulsterman, must-learn

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mēnstruālis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [məns.tɾuˈal]
* IPA: (Valencia) [mens.tɾuˈal]
* Rhymes: -al
* Hyphenation: mens‧tru‧al

### Adjective

menstrual m or f (masculine and feminine plural menstruals)
* menstrual

#### Related terms

* menstru
* menstruació
* 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, 2025
* “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

Learned borrowing from Latin mēnstruālis. By surface analysis, mênstruo +‎ -al.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /mẽs.tɾuˈaw/ [mẽs.tɾʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /mẽsˈtɾwaw/ [mẽsˈtɾwaʊ̯]
* (Brazil) IPA: /mẽs.tɾuˈaw/ [mẽs.tɾʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /mẽsˈtɾwaw/ [mẽsˈtɾwaʊ̯]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /mẽʃ.tɾuˈaw/ [mẽʃ.tɾʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /mẽʃˈtɾwaw/ [mẽʃˈtɾwaʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /mẽʃ.tɾuˈal/ [mẽʃ.tɾuˈaɫ], (faster pronunciation) /mẽʃˈtɾwal/ [mẽʃˈtɾwaɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /mẽʃ.tɾuˈal/ [mẽʃ.tɾuˈaɫ], (faster pronunciation) /mẽʃˈtɾwal/ [mẽʃˈtɾwaɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /mẽʃ.tɾuˈa.li/, (faster pronunciation) /mẽʃˈtɾwa.li/
* Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
* Hyphenation: mens‧tru‧al

### Adjective

menstrual m or f (plural menstruais)
* menstrual (relating to menstruation)

#### Related terms

* mês
* menstruar

### References

* ↑ “menstrual”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* ↑ “menstrual”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin menstrualis.

### Adjective

menstrual m or n (feminine singular menstruală, masculine plural menstruali, feminine and neuter plural menstruale)
* menstrual

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

From Latin mēnstruālis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mensˈtɾwal/ [mẽnsˈt̪ɾwal]
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: mens‧trual

### Adjective

menstrual m or f (masculine and feminine plural menstruales)
* menstrual (relating to menstruation)

#### Derived terms

* copa menstrual

#### Related terms

* menstruación
* menstruar
* menstruo

### Further reading

* “menstrual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10