célibe

See also: celibe

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθelibe/, [ˈθe.li.β̞e]

Adjective

célibe (epicene, plural célibes)

1. single, unmarried

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caelibem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθelibe/ [ˈθe.li.β̞e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈselibe/ [ˈse.li.β̞e]
• Rhymes: -elibe
• Syllabification: cé‧li‧be

Adjective

célibe m or f (masculine and feminine plural célibes)

1. unmarried; unwed; single

Related terms

• celibato

 

Further reading

• “célibe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

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