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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSchrei
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʃʁaɪ̯
"Der erste Schrei des Neugeborenen erfüllte den Raum."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The crying or wailing of a newborn infant.
"The delivery room was instantly filled with the sharp vagitus of the healthy baby." - 2
A metaphorical cry or wail at the birth or inception of something new.
"Scholars listened closely to the vagitus of the newly established literary movement."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb vagire, meaning 'to cry like a baby', which is an onomatopoeic root imitating the wailing sound of a newborn infant. The term entered English in the late 17th century as a medical and literary borrowing to specifically denote the first cry of a newborn.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Vagitus" is said worldwide
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vagido
Transliteration: vaˈʒi.du
"O primeiro vagido ecoou pela maternidade."
vagissement
Transliteration: va-ʒis-mɑ̃
"Le vagissement du nouveau-né a résonné dans toute la pièce."
Schrei
Transliteration: ʃʁaɪ̯
"Der erste Schrei des Neugeborenen erfüllte den Raum."
vagito
Transliteration: vaˈdʒiːto
"Il primo vagito del neonato ha rassicurato i genitori."
vaguido
Transliteration: baˈɣi.ðo
"Se escuchó el débil vaguido del bebé recién nacido."
नवजात का रोना
Transliteration: navjaat ka rona
"अस्पताल में नवजात शिशु के रोने की आवाज़ गूंजी।"
婴儿啼声
Transliteration: yīng'ér tíshēng
"产房里传出了婴儿响亮的啼声。"
갓난아이의 울음소리
Transliteration: gatnan-ui ureumsori
"아기가 태어나는 순간 첫 울음소리가 울려 퍼졌다."
産声
Transliteration: ubugoe
"元気な赤ちゃんの産声が部屋に響きわたった。"
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