marital
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Middle French marital, and its source, Latin marītālis, from marītus (“husband”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈmæɹɪtəl/
=== Adjective ===
marital (not comparable)
Pertaining to marriage.
marital affairs
marital bliss
marital issues
marital pleasure
marital sex
(obsolete) Pertaining to a husband.
==== Usage notes ====
Not to be confused with martial.
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
matrimonial
==== Translations ====
=== See also ===
conjugal
spousal
=== Anagrams ===
Martial, mail art, martial
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Latin marītālis
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [mə.ɾiˈtal]
IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ma.ɾiˈtal]
Hyphenation: ma‧ri‧tal
=== Adjective ===
marital m or f (masculine and feminine plural maritals)
marital
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“marital”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“marital”, 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
== French ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ma.ʁi.tal/
=== Adjective ===
marital (feminine maritale, masculine plural maritaux, feminine plural maritales)
marital
=== Further reading ===
“marital”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -al, -aw
Hyphenation: ma‧ri‧tal
=== Adjective ===
marital m or f (plural maritais, not comparable)
marital
=== Further reading ===
“marital”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“marital”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Romanian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French marital, from Latin maritalis.
=== Adjective ===
marital m or n (feminine singular maritală, masculine plural maritali, feminine/neuter plural maritale)
marital
==== Declension ====
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Latin marītālis
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /maɾiˈtal/ [ma.ɾiˈt̪al]
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: ma‧ri‧tal
=== Adjective ===
marital m or f (masculine and feminine plural maritales)
marital
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“marital”, 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