nuptial

English

WOTD – 22 May 2008

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nūptiālis (“pertaining to marriage”), from nūptiae (“wedding”), from nūbō (“I marry, I take as husband”).

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈnʌp.ʃəl/
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Adjective

nuptial (comparative more nuptial, superlative most nuptial)

Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage.
Capable, or characteristic, of breeding.

Synonyms

(pertaining to wedding and marriage): bridal, spousal

Derived terms

Derived terms

antenuptial
nuptial crest
nuptial plumage
nuptials

nuptial season
postnuptial
prenuptial

Related terms

Translations

pertaining to wedding and marriage

Armenian: հարսանեկան (hy) (harsanekan), հարսանյաց (hy) (harsanyacʿ)
Catalan: nupcial
Finnish: avioliitto- (fi)
French: nuptial (fr) m, nuptiale (fr) f, nuptiaux (fr) pl
Georgian: საქორწილო (sakorc̣ilo)
German: hochzeitlich (de)
Italian: nuziale (it)

Malay: perkahwinan
Polish: ślubny (pl) m, weselny (pl) m, małżeński (pl) m
Portuguese: nupcial (pt)
Romanian: de nuntă, nupțial (ro), nupțială f
Russian: бра́чный (ru) (bráčnyj)
Spanish: nupcial

capable, or characteristic, of breeding

References

Anagrams

patulin, unplait

French

Etymology

From Latin: nūptiālis (“pertaining to marriage”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nyp.sjal/

Adjective

nuptial (feminine singular nuptiale, masculine plural nuptiaux, feminine plural nuptiales)

nuptial

Further reading

“nuptial” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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