nuptial
/ˈnʌptʃəl/NUHP-chuhl
/ˈnʌptʃəl/NUHP-chuhl
Meaningof marriage
Common meaning: of marriage
- nuptto marry (of a bride); to veilLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1222 · scan
- ialadjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Latinnūbō, nūpsī, nūptum‘to marry (of a bride)’
- Frenchnuptial
- Englishnuptial‘of marriage’ · today
nupt also in: connubial
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: Built on Latin nūbō ‘to marry (of a bride); to veil’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry nūbō, p. 1222 · dictionary scan
Roots
- nūbō, nūpsī, nūptum Latin “to marry (of a bride); to veil”
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