conjugal
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- conjugial (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From Middle French conjugal, from Latin coniugālis (“con- + iugum ('yoke')”).
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒndʒʊɡəl/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑnd͡ʒəɡəl/, /kənˈd͡ʒuːɡəl/
Adjective edit
conjugal (not comparable)
- Of or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses; connubial.
- 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “An Act of Parliament”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 189:
- "Lawgivers were never more mistaken," said Lady Mary, "than when they ordained that the conjugal tie should last through life for better and worse; the last injunction being strictly complied with. There should be septennial marriages, as well as septennial parliaments!"
Synonyms edit
- (pertaining to marriage): connubial
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses
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Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin coniugālis.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [kuɲ.ʒuˈɣal]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [koɲ.ʒuˈɣal]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [koɲ.d͡ʒuˈɣal]
Adjective edit
conjugal m or f (masculine and feminine plural conjugals)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “conjugal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “conjugal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “conjugal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “conjugal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin coniugālis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
conjugal (feminine conjugale, masculine plural conjugaux, feminine plural conjugales)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “conjugal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin coniugālis, from coniux, from con- (“together”) + iugum (“yoke”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
conjugal m or f (plural conjugais, not comparable)
- conjugal (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French conjugal.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
conjugal m or n (feminine singular conjugală, masculine plural conjugali, feminine and neuter plural conjugale)
Declension edit
Declension of conjugal
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | conjugal | conjugală | conjugali | conjugale | ||
definite | conjugalul | conjugala | conjugalii | conjugalele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | conjugal | conjugale | conjugali | conjugale | ||
definite | conjugalului | conjugalei | conjugalilor | conjugalelor |
Spanish edit
Adjective edit
conjugal m or f (masculine and feminine plural conjugales)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “conjugal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014