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Asturian
Adjective
celibato
- neuter of celibatu
Italian
Etymology
From Latin caelibātus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃe.liˈba.to/
- Rhymes: -ato
- Hyphenation: ce‧li‧bà‧to
Noun
celibato m (plural celibati)
- celibacy, bachelorhood
Derived terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin caelibātus (“celibacy, a single life”), perfect passive participle of caelibāre, from caelebs (“unmarried”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -atu
- Hyphenation: ce‧li‧ba‧to
Noun
celibato m (plural celibatos)
- celibacy (state of being unmarried)
- celibacy (abstaining from sexual relations)
Adjective
celibato (feminine celibata, masculine plural celibatos, feminine plural celibatas)
- celibate; unmarried
- Synonym: solteiro
- celibate (abstaining from sexual relations)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin caelibatus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θeliˈbato/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /seliˈbato/
- Rhymes: -ato
- Syllabification: ce‧li‧ba‧to
Adjective
celibato (feminine celibata, masculine plural celibatos, feminine plural celibatas)
- celibate
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