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Pronunciation / Transliteration: cónyuge
"Cada cónyuge tiene derecho a la mitad de los bienes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A husband or wife, considered in relation to their partner.
"Both the employee and their spouse are invited to the annual company dinner."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'spouse' originates from the Latin 'sponsus', meaning 'betrothed' or 'promised'. It evolved through Old French 'espous', which referred to a married person, and has been used in English since the 14th century to denote a partner in marriage.
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conjoint
Transliteration: conjoint
"Son conjoint l'a accompagné à la cérémonie."
Ehepartner
Transliteration: Ehepartner
"Der Ehepartner wurde über die Änderung informiert."
coniuge
Transliteration: coniuge
"Il coniuge ha firmato il contratto di locazione."
cónyuge
Transliteration: cónyuge
"Cada cónyuge tiene derecho a la mitad de los bienes."
cônjuge
Transliteration: cônjuge
"O cônjuge pode participar da reunião."
जीवनसाथी
Transliteration: jeevansathi
"वह और उसका जीवनसाथी साथ में यात्रा करते हैं।"
配偶
Transliteration: pèi'ǒu
"请填写您配偶的姓名。"
배우자
Transliteration: baewuja
"초대장은 배우자를 포함합니다."
配偶者
Transliteration: haigūsha
"配偶者と一緒にパーティーに出席しました。"
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