celibato

== Asturian == === Adjective === celibato 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) 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 === Rhymes: -atu Hyphenation: ce‧li‧ba‧to === Noun === celibato m (plural celibatos) celibacy (state of being unmarried) celibacy (abstaining from sexual relations) === Adjective === celibato (feminine celibata, masculine plural celibatos, feminine plural celibatas) celibate; unmarried Synonym: solteiro 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) 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