matrimonial

English

Etymology

From Middle French matrimonial, also matrimony +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mætɹɪˈməʊnɪ.əl/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -əʊniəl

Adjective

matrimonial (comparative more matrimonial, superlative most matrimonial)

1. Of, or having to do with matrimony and marriage.

   Synonym: marital

   matrimonial bliss

   matrimonial harmony

   matrimonial issues

   matrimonial living

Derived terms

• antimatrimonial
• extramatrimonial
• intramatrimonial
• matrimonial cake
• matrimonially
• nonmatrimonial
• prematrimonial
• unmatrimonial

Translations

relating to marriage

• Belarusian: шлю́бны (šljúbny), малажо́нскі (malažónski)
• Bulgarian: съпру́жески (bg) (sǎprúžeski), бра́чен (bg) (bráčen)
• Catalan: matrimonial (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 婚姻的 (hūnyīn de), 夫妻的 (fūqī de)

• Czech: manželský (cs)
• Finnish: avio-
• Galician: matrimonial (gl)
• Greek: γαμήλιος (el) (gamílios)
• Hungarian: házassági (hu)
• Italian: matrimoniale (it)
• Japanese: 結婚の (けっこんの, kekkon no)
• Kazakh: ерлі-зайыпты (erlı-zaiypty)
• Māori: pākūhā
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: ekteskapelig

• Polish: małżeński (pl), matrymonialny (pl)
• Russian: супру́жеский (ru) (suprúžeskij), матримониа́льный (ru) (matrimoniálʹnyj), бра́чный (ru) (bráčnyj)
• Slovak: manželský
• Spanish: matrimonial (es)
• Ukrainian: подру́жній (podrúžnij), шлю́бний (šljúbnyj)

Noun

matrimonial (plural matrimonials)

1. (chiefly India) A classified advertisement describing a person who wishes to find a marriage partner.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mātrimōniālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [mə.tɾi.mu.niˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [mə.tɾi.mo.niˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ma.tɾi.mo.niˈal]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

matrimonial m or f (masculine and feminine plural matrimonials)

1. matrimonial

Related terms

• matrimoni

Further reading

• “matrimonial”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “matrimonial”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “matrimonial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “matrimonial”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin mātrimōniālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.tʁi.mɔ.njal/

• Audio:

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Adjective

matrimonial (feminine matrimoniale, masculine plural matrimoniaux, feminine plural matrimoniales)

1. matrimonial

Derived terms

• assortiment matrimonial
• distance matrimoniale

Further reading

• “matrimonial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mātrimōniālis.

Adjective

matrimonial m or f (plural matrimoniais)

1. matrimonial

Related terms

• matrimonio

Further reading

• “matrimonial”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “matrimonial”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mātrimōniālis.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.tɾi.mo.niˈaw/ [ma.tɾi.mo.nɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ma.tɾi.moˈnjaw/ [ma.tɾi.moˈnjaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.tɾi.muˈnjal/ [mɐ.tɾi.muˈnjaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.tɾi.muˈnjal/ [mɐ.tɾi.muˈnjaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.tɾi.muˈnja.li/

Adjective

matrimonial m or f (plural matrimoniais)

1. matrimonial

Related terms

• matrimônio

Further reading

• “matrimonial”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “matrimonial”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026
• “matrimonial”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “matrimonial”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “matrimonial”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “matrimonial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French matrimonial. By surface analysis, matrimoniu +‎ -al.

Adjective

matrimonial m or n (feminine singular matrimonială, masculine plural matrimoniali, feminine/neuter plural matrimoniale)

1. matrimonial

Declension

Declension of matrimonial

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	matrimonial		matrimonială	matrimoniali	matrimoniale
	definite	matrimonialul		matrimoniala	matrimonialii	matrimonialele
genitive- dative	indefinite	matrimonial		matrimoniale	matrimoniali	matrimoniale
	definite	matrimonialului		matrimonialei	matrimonialilor	matrimonialelor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mātrimōniālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /matɾimoˈnjal/ [ma.t̪ɾi.moˈnjal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ma‧tri‧mo‧nial

Adjective

matrimonial m or f (masculine and feminine plural matrimoniales)

1. matrimonial
2. (relational) marriage

Derived terms

• agencia matrimonial
• cama matrimonial
• capitulaciones matrimoniales
• lecho matrimonial (“marriage bed”)
• matrimonialmente
• voto matrimonial

Related terms

• matrimonio

Further reading

• “matrimonial”, 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