Dictionary

betrothal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /bɪˈtɹəʉ.ðəl/ (Australia)
• /bɪˈtɹəʊ.ðəl/ (UK)
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• /bɪˈtɹoʊ.ðəl/ (Canada, US)
• /bɪˈtɹɐʉ.ðəl/ (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree English betroth Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English betrothal From betroth + -al.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of betrothing.
   • marriage betrothal
   • Their betrothal was announced in the local newspaper.
   • announce a betrothal
   • The play ends with a wedding after a long betrothal.
   • formal betrothal
2. (countable, uncountable) The fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between two people.

Forms

Deriveds

prebetrothal

Synonyms

betrothment · affiance

Translations (99)

lt sužadėtuvės (mutual promise) · sq fejesë (mutual promise) · vi hôn ước (mutual promise) · az adax (mutual promise) · mk свршувачка (mutual promise) · uk зару́чини (mutual promise) · pt noivado (mutual promise) · be зару́чыны (mutual promise) · sv förlovning (mutual promise) · bg годе́ж (mutual promise) · ro logodire (mutual promise) · lt susižadėjimas (mutual promise) · rup isozmã (mutual promise) · sh вѐридба (mutual promise) · fi kihlaus (mutual promise) · hi सगाई (mutual promise) · ky сүйлөшүү (mutual promise) · nds Ferluawunge (mutual promise) · ta நிச்சயதார்த்தம் (mutual promise) · it fidanzamento (mutual promise) · ga cleamhnas (mutual promise) · de Verlobung (mutual promise) · nb forlovelse (mutual promise) · sq mblesë (mutual promise) · fa-ira نامْزَدی (mutual promise) · es desposorio (mutual promise) · kk құдаласу (mutual promise) · rup arãvoanã (mutual promise) · ro logodnă (mutual promise) · ja 婚約 (mutual promise) · ur سَگائی (mutual promise) · et kihlus (mutual promise) · ar خُطُوبَة (mutual promise) · sh vèridba (mutual promise) · hi वाग्दान (mutual promise) · el αρραβώνιασμα (mutual promise) · tr nişanlanma (mutual promise) · es promesa de matrimonio (mutual promise) · nds Verlawung (mutual promise) · la sponsālia (mutual promise) · sl zaroka (mutual promise) · gmw-cfr Verlobung (mutual promise) · sk zasnúbenie (mutual promise) · de Verlöbnis (mutual promise) · hy նշանդրեք (mutual promise) · ka ნიშნობა (mutual promise) · sh за̑руке (mutual promise) · cmn 定親 /定亲 (mutual promise) · ar خِطْبَة (mutual promise) · nds Verlowung (mutual promise) · ru помо́лвка (mutual promise) · my စေ့စပ်ကြောင်းလမ်းခြင်း (mutual promise) · es desposorios (mutual promise) · gmw-ecg Verlobung (mutual promise) · cmn 婚約 /婚约 (mutual promise) · hi मँगनी (mutual promise) · tr nişan (mutual promise) · nl verloving (mutual promise) · nl ondertrouw (mutual promise) · ky кудалашуу (mutual promise) · pt esponsais (mutual promise) · tg номзадӣ (mutual promise) · da forlovelse (mutual promise) · tg ноншиканон (mutual promise) · az nişan (mutual promise) · fr fiançailles (mutual promise) · mt għerusija (mutual promise) · el αρραβώνας (mutual promise) · tk nikalaşyk (mutual promise) · gu સગાઈ (mutual promise) · is festar (mutual promise) · lv saderunāšana (mutual promise) · hu eljegyzés (mutual promise) · gd rèiteach (mutual promise) · fi kihlautuminen (mutual promise) · sh zȃruke (mutual promise) · mi moumouranga (mutual promise) · hy նշանադրություն (mutual promise) · uk обру́чення (mutual promise) · lo ການໝັ້ນ (mutual promise) · es esponsales (mutual promise) · mk веридба (mutual promise) · ru обруче́ние (mutual promise) · ur مَن٘گْنی (mutual promise) · ko 약혼 (mutual promise) · cs zasnoubení (mutual promise) · is trúlofun (mutual promise) · ko 혼약 (mutual promise) · th การหมั้น (mutual promise) · pl zaręczyny (mutual promise) · uz unashtirish (mutual promise) · gmw-ecg Verlobung (mutual promise) · fr accordailles (mutual promise) · es desposamiento (mutual promise) · nds Verlobung (mutual promise) · got 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍆𐍄𐍃 (mutual promise) · kk құда түсу (mutual promise) · es palabra de matrimonio (mutual promise) · tl talimbuhol (mutual promise)