connubial
English
Etymology
1650s, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin connūbiālis, from connūbium (“marriage, wedlock”) (variants of cōnūbiālis (“pertaining to wedlock”), from cōnūbium (“marriage, wedlock”)) from com- (“together”) (English com-) + nūbō (“marry, to take as husband”) (from which nubile)[1] from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *sneubho- (“to marry, to wed”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
connubial (comparative more connubial, superlative most connubial)
- Of or relating to the state of being married.
Usage notes
Particularly used in fixed phrases, such as “connubial bliss”, “connubial love”, “connubial relations”, and “connubial bed”.
Synonyms
Related terms
References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “connubial”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Spanish
Adjective
connubial m or f (masculine and feminine plural connubiales)