celibato

Asturian

Adjective

celibato

1. neuter of celibatu

Italian

Etymology

From Latin caelibātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃe.liˈba.to/
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: ce‧li‧bà‧to

Noun

celibato m (plural celibati)

1. celibacy, bachelorhood

Derived terms

• addio al celibato

Related terms

• celibe

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caelibātus (“celibacy, a single life”), perfect passive participle of caelibāre, from caelebs (“unmarried”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.liˈba.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.liˈba.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.liˈba.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.liˈba.tu/ [sɨ.liˈβa.tu]

• Rhymes: -atu
• Hyphenation: ce‧li‧ba‧to

Noun

celibato m (plural celibatos)

1. celibacy (state of being unmarried)
2. celibacy (abstaining from sexual relations)

Adjective

celibato (feminine celibata, masculine plural celibatos, feminine plural celibatas)

1. celibate; unmarried

   Synonym: solteiro

2. celibate (abstaining from sexual relations)

Further reading

• “celibato”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “celibato”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin caelibatus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θeliˈbato/ [θe.liˈβ̞a.t̪o] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /seliˈbato/ [se.liˈβ̞a.t̪o] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: ce‧li‧ba‧to

Adjective

celibato (feminine celibata, masculine plural celibatos, feminine plural celibatas)

1. celibate

Further reading

• “celibato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025