andropause

English

Etymology

From andro- +‎ -pause, based on menopause.

Noun

andropause (uncountable)

1. (medicine, endocrinology) The male equivalent of the menopause in women; characterized by a decline in libido and overall energy.

Synonyms

• male menopause
• viropause

 

informal

• manopause
• penopause

 

Translations

male equivalent of the menopause

• Bikol Central: lungtoy
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 男性更年期

• Finnish: andropaussi (fi)
• French: andropause (fr) f
• German: Andropause (de) f
• Greek: ανδρόπαυση (el) f (andrópafsi)
• Italian: andropausa (it) f
• Polish: andropauza (pl), męskie klimakterium n
• Portuguese: andropausa f
• Russian: возрастно́й андроге́нный дефици́т m (vozrastnój androgénnyj deficít)
• Swedish: andropaus (sv)

French

Etymology

From andro- +‎ -pause, based on ménopause.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.dʁɔ.poz/

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Noun

andropause f (usually uncountable, plural andropauses)

1. andropause

Italian

Noun

andropause f pl

1. plural of andropausa

Anagrams

• persuadano