conjugal

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English

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Etymology

From Middle French conjugal, from Latin coniugālis (con- + iugum ('yoke')).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒndʒʊɡəl/
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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑnd͡ʒəɡəl/, /kənˈd͡ʒuːɡəl/

Adjective

conjugal (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses; connubial.
    • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “An Act of Parliament”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. , volume II, London: Henry Colburn, , →OCLC, page 189:
      "Lawgivers were never more mistaken," said Lady Mary, "than when they ordained that the conjugal tie should last through life for better and worse; the last injunction being strictly complied with. There should be septennial marriages, as well as septennial parliaments!"

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin coniugālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

conjugal m or f (masculine and feminine plural conjugals)

  1. conjugal

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin coniugālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

conjugal (feminine conjugale, masculine plural conjugaux, feminine plural conjugales)

  1. conjugal

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin coniugālis, from coniux, from con- (together) + iugum (yoke).

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: con‧ju‧gal

Adjective

conjugal m or f (plural conjugais, not comparable)

  1. conjugal (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses)

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French conjugal.

Pronunciation

Adjective

conjugal m or n (feminine singular conjugală, masculine plural conjugali, feminine and neuter plural conjugale)

  1. conjugal

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Spanish

Adjective

conjugal m or f (masculine and feminine plural conjugales)

  1. Obsolete spelling of conyugal

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