marital

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmæɹɪtəl/
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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.

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Catalan

Etymology

Latin marītālis

Pronunciation

Adjective

marital m or f (masculine and feminine plural maritals)

  1. marital

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French

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. marital

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • 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

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite marital maritală maritali maritale
definite maritalul maritala maritalii maritalele
genitive-
dative
indefinite marital maritale maritali maritale
definite maritalului maritalei maritalilor maritalelor

Spanish

Etymology

Latin marītālis

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

marital m or f (masculine and feminine plural maritales)

  1. marital

Derived terms

Further reading