nup·tial (n p sh l, -chl)adj. 1. Of or relating to marriage or the wedding ceremony. 2. Of, relating to, or occurring during the mating season: the nuptial plumage of male birds. n. A wedding ceremony. Often used in the plural. [Middle English nupcialle, from Old French nuptial, from Latin n  pti lis, from nptiae, wedding, from npta, feminine past participle of nbere, to take a husband.]nup tial·ly adv. |
nuptial [ˈnʌpʃəl -tʃəl]
adj
1. relating to marriage; conjugal nuptial vows
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology of or relating to mating the nuptial flight of a queen bee
[from Latin nuptiālis, from nuptiae marriage, from nubere to marry]
nuptially adv
nuptial - From Latin nuptiae, "wedding," from nubere, "to marry."
See also related terms for wedding.
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| Adj. | 1. | nuptial - of or relating to a wedding; "bridal procession"; "nuptial day"; "spousal rites"; "wedding cake"; "marriage vows" |
nuptial
adjective
Translations
nuptial
adj bliss → ehelich; nuptial celebrations → Hochzeitsfeier f; nuptial vows → Ehegelöbnis nt → or -gelübde nt; the nuptial day (hum) → der Hochzeitstag
n nuptials
pl (hum, liter) the nuptials → die Hochzeit f
adj nuptial [ˈnapʃəl]
of marriage. huweliksverwant زَواجي، زِفافي، عُرْسي брачен svatební bryllups- Hochzeits-... γαμήλιος nupcial abielu-, pulma- وابلسته بعروسى hää- nuptial שֶׁל נִישוּאִין विवाह संबंधी svadben,vjenčani lakodalmi perkawinan brúðkaups- nuziale 結婚の 결혼(식)의 vedybų, vedybinis laulību-; kāzu- perkahwinan huwelijks{#169} bryllups- ślubny, małżeński nupcial nupţial брачный, свадебный svadobný poročen svadbeni äktenskaplig, bröllops- เกี่ยวกับการแต่งงาน evliliğe ait 婚姻的 шлюбний, весільний شادي سے متعلق thuộc về lễ cưới 婚姻的
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