Talk:fétal

fétal
This word is labelled as an alternative spelling of. Etymologically, it would be correct: fœtus, from which fœtal is derived, is originally a hypercorrection (which already arises in Latin) for fetus. But in modern French, fœtal and fœtus are the only accepted spellings (they have even influenced the pronunciation itself), and fétal/fétus don't exist. --Fsojic (talk) 19:00, 4 February 2014 (UTC)


 * This is a WT:RFV matter rather than a WT:RFD matter, isn't it? As in, the question is whether or not fétal and fétus are attested (perhaps as reverse-corrections), and if they are, they will surely be kept. - -sche (discuss) 19:11, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Google Books provides at least this, this, and this usage. Fétale, fétaux, and fétales are all attested there too. It may be less common than fœtal, but it exists. —Aɴɢʀ (talk) 19:34, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Indeed, so let's not delete it. --Fsojic (talk) 19:40, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Kept. — T AKASUGI Shinji (talk) 04:51, 13 February 2014 (UTC)