matrimonial
/ˌmætɹəˈməʊniəl/ma-truh-MOH-nee-uhl
/ˌmætɹəˈmoʊniəl/ma-truh-MOH-nee-uhl
Meaningrelating to marriage
Common meaning: of marriage
- matrmotherLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1118 · scan
- imoninoun ending: a state or result
- aladjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Latinmāter, mātris‘mother’
- Englishmatrimony‘marriage’
- Englishformed in English from matrimonymatrimonial‘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
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Origin: Formed in English from matrimony + -al.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), MATRIMONY, p.358 · scan
Roots
- māter, mātris Latin “mother”
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