"to marry, get married" in seven languages
Meaningto marry, get married
Spanish
/kaˈsaɾse/
other source · casa 'house' ← Latin CASA 'hut': to set up house
French
/sə maʁje/
inherited
Italian
/spoˈzarsi/
other source · Latin SPŌNSĀRE 'to betroth'
Portuguese
/kaˈzah si/
other source · casa 'house' ← Latin CASA 'hut': to set up house
Romanian
/kəsətoˈri/
other source · casă 'house' ← Latin CASA 'hut'
Used reflexively (se căsători). The inherited mărita, from MARĪTĀRE, is said of a woman taking a husband.
Catalan
/kəˈzarsə/
other source · casa 'house' ← Latin CASA 'hut': to set up house
English
/ˈmɛɹi/
from Latin/French · Old French marier
The Latin ancestor
MARĪTĀRE‘to wed, give a husband to’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
French kept MARĪTĀRE (from MARĪTUS 'husband'); Spanish 'sets up house' and Italian 'gets betrothed', like English spouse. The husband survives everywhere: marido, mari, marito.
English relatives: marriage, marital
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In a sentence
- esSe casaron en junio.
- frIls se sont mariés en juin.
- itSi sono sposati a giugno.
- ptEles se casaram em junho.
- roS-au căsătorit în iunie.
- caEs van casar al juny.
- enThey got married in June.