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[edit] Etymology
Old French spus m./spuse f. (or Anglo-Norman espus m. /espuse f., by aphasis), from Latin spōnsus (“‘bridegroom’”) m./spōnsa (“‘bride’”) f., from spondere (“‘to vow, to pledge’”), from Proto-Indo-European *spend-
Cognate to espouse, spondee, sponsor.
[edit] Pronunciation
spouse (plural spouses)
- A husband or wife, irrespective of sex or gender; a husband's or wife's husband or wife is his/her spouse.
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[edit] Translations
husband or wife
- Armenian: ամուսին hy(hy) (amusin)
- Bosnian: suprug bs(bs) m., supruga bs(bs) f.
- Breton: pried
- Catalan: cònjuge ca(ca), espòs ca(ca) m., esposa pt(pt) f.
- Chinese: 配偶者 (pèi’ǒuzhě)
- Croatian: suprug hr(hr) m., supruga hr(hr) f.
- Czech: choť cs(cs) m., choť cs(cs) f.
- Danish: ægtefælle da(da) c.
- Dutch: eega, gade, echtgenoot
- Ewe: srɔ̃
- Finnish: puoliso fi(fi), aviopuoliso fi(fi), siippa fi(fi)
- French: époux fr(fr) m., épouse fr(fr) f.
- German: Gatte m., Gattin f., Ehepartner m., Ehepartnerin f.
- Hungarian: házastárs hu(hu)
- Ido: spozo io(io)
- Italian: sposo it(it) m., sposa it(it) f.
- Japanese: 配偶者 (はいぐうしゃ, haigūsha)
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- Korean: 배우자 (配偶者, bae-u-ja)
- Latin: coniunx la(la) m. and f., maritus la(la) m., uxor la(la) f.
- Macedonian: сопружник mk(mk) (sópružnik) m., брачен другар mk(mk) (bráčen drúgar) m. (generic), сопруг mk(mk) (sóprug) m. (male), сопруга mk(mk) (sópruga) f. (female)
- Norwegian: ektefelle m.
- Polish: małżonek m., małżonka f.
- Portuguese: cónjuge pt(pt), esposo pt(pt) m., esposa pt(pt) f.
- Russian: супруг ru(ru) m., супруга ru(ru) f.
- Scottish Gaelic: cèile m. and n., fear-cèile m., bean-chèile f.
- Serbian:
- Cyrillic: супруг m., супруга f.
- Roman: suprug m., supruga f.
- Seri: aal
- Spanish: cónyuge es(es) m. and f., esposo es(es) m., esposa es(es) f.
- Tagalog: asawa
- Turkish: eş tr(tr)
- Welsh: priod cy(cy)
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