bridal

English

Etymology

bef. 1100; ME bridale wedding feast, OE brȳdealu, equiv. to brȳd bride + ealu ale, i.e., ale-drinking; now taken as bride + -al

Pronunciation

• enPR: brīd-(ə)l, IPA: /ˈbraɪd(ə)l/, X-SAMPA: /"braId(@)l/

  Rhymes: -aɪd(ə)l

Adjective

bridal (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial.

   bridal ornaments; a bridal outfit; a bridal chamber

Translations

nuptial

• Armenian: հարսանեկան (hy) (harsanekan), հարսանյաց (hy) (harsanyac’)
• Bulgarian: сватбен (bg) (svatben), брачен (bg) (bračen)

• Finnish: morsius- (fi), hää- (fi)
• German: bräutlich (de), hochzeitlich (de), Braut- (de), Hochzeit- (de)

Noun

bridal (plural bridals)

1. A wedding.
2. (archaic) A wedding feast.

Related terms

• bride

Translations

wedding

• Armenian: հարսանիք (hy) (harsanikʿ)
• Bulgarian: сватба (bg) (svatba) f

• Finnish: häät (fi) pl
• German: Hochzeit (de) f

Anagrams

• ribald