marital

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French marital, and its source, Latin marītālis, from marītus (husband).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmæɹɪtəl/
  • (file)

Adjective

marital (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to marriage.
    marital affairs
    marital bliss
    marital issues
    marital pleasure
    marital sex
  2. (obsolete) Pertaining to a husband.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with martial.

Derived terms

Translations

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Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.ʁi.tal/
  • (file)

Adjective

marital (feminine maritale, masculine plural maritaux, feminine plural maritales)

  1. marital

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ɾiˈtaw/ [ma.ɾiˈtaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.ɾiˈtal/ [mɐ.ɾiˈtaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.ɾiˈta.li/

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ri‧tal

Adjective

marital m or f (plural maritais, not comparable)

  1. marital

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French marital, from Latin maritalis.

Adjective

marital m or n (feminine singular maritală, masculine plural maritali, feminine and neuter plural maritale)

  1. marital

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maɾiˈtal/ [ma.ɾiˈt̪al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ma‧ri‧tal

Adjective

marital m or f (masculine and feminine plural maritales)

  1. marital

Derived terms

Further reading

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