marital
/ˈmeɹətəl/MEH-ruh-tuhl
/ˈmɛɹətəl/MEH-ruh-tuhl
Meaningof a husband
Common meaning: of marriage
- maritmarried; a husbandLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1114 · scan
- aladjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Latinmarītus, -ī‘married’
- Frenchmarital
- Englishmarital‘of marriage’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin marītus ‘married; a husband’.
Roots
- marītus, -ī Latin “married; a husband”
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