Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conjugal

/ˈkɑnd͡ʒəɡəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: con-ju-gal
IPA: /ˈkɑnd͡ʒəɡəl/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses; connubial.

Example Sentences

""Lawgivers were never more mistaken," said Lady Mary, "than when they ordained that the conjugal tie should last through life for better and worse; the last injunction being strictly complied with. There should be septennial marriages, as well as septennial parliaments!""

Etymology

From Middle French conjugal, from Latin coniugālis (“con- + iugum ('yoke')”).

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: conjugal, coniugālis

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɑnd͡ʒəɡəl/
British English: /ˈkɒndʒʊɡəl/

Inflected Forms

conjugial (alternative)

Derived Forms

conjugality conjugally conjugicide extraconjugal nonconjugal unconjugal

Phrases

conjugal act conjugal rights conjugal rite conjugal visit conjugal visitation

Frequently Paired Words

conjugate

Synonyms

connubial

Questions

How do you pronounce conjugal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑnd͡ʒəɡəl/.
What does conjugal mean?: Of or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses; connubial.
Where does conjugal come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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