nuptial

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin nūptiālis (“pertaining to marriage”), from nūptiae (“wedding”), from nūbō (“to marry, to take as husband”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈnʌp.ʃəl/ (influenced by words ending in -tual, sometimes proscribed) IPA(key): /ˈnʌp.t͡ʃ(ʊ)əl/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈnɐpʃəl/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈnʊpʃəl/ === Adjective === nuptial (comparative more nuptial, superlative most nuptial) Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage. Capable, or characteristic, of breeding. ==== Synonyms ==== (pertaining to wedding and marriage): bridal, spousal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== connubial nubile ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === patulin, unplait == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin nūptiālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nyp.sjal/ === Adjective === nuptial (feminine nuptiale, masculine plural nuptiaux, feminine plural nuptiales) nuptial ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: nupțial === References === “nuptial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012