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maritus.

husband, married man; lover; mate;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[maˈriː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[maˈriː.tus]

  1. marital, matrimonial, conjugal

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Perhaps related with mās (“male, a male”). According to De Vaan, from Proto-Indo-European *morei-, *mori- or *morih₂- (“young woman”), developing into a pre-Italic *mārī-, with possessive *-to-. Compare Welsh morwyn (“girl, maiden”) (< Proto-Celtic *moreinā-), Welsh merch (“daughter”) (< Proto-Celtic *merkā), Ancient Greek μεῖραξ (meîrax, “boy, girl”), Sanskrit मर्य (márya, “young man; foal”), Bactrian μαρηγο (marēgo, “servant”) (< Proto-Indo-European *meri̯o-), Lithuanian merga (“girl”) (< Proto-Indo-European *mergh-eh₂-), Lithuanian marti (“daughter-in-law”) (< Proto-Indo-European *mor-t-iH-).

noun[maˈriː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[maˈriː.tus]

  1. husband, married man

    declension-2

  2. lover, suitor

    declension-2 · poetic

  3. male

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Perhaps related with mās (“male, a male”). According to De Vaan, from Proto-Indo-European *morei-, *mori- or *morih₂- (“young woman”), developing into a pre-Italic *mārī-, with possessive *-to-. Compare Welsh morwyn (“girl, maiden”) (< Proto-Celtic *moreinā-), Welsh merch (“daughter”) (< Proto-Celtic *merkā), Ancient Greek μεῖραξ (meîrax, “boy, girl”), Sanskrit मर्य (márya, “young man; foal”), Bactrian μαρηγο (marēgo, “servant”) (< Proto-Indo-European *meri̯o-), Lithuanian merga (“girl”) (< Proto-Indo-European *mergh-eh₂-), Lithuanian marti (“daughter-in-law”) (< Proto-Indo-European *mor-t-iH-).

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