English → Latin
“marriageable” in Latin
adoleōto emit an odor, smellnūbiluscloudy, overcast; cloud-bringing; dark, gloomy, dim; troubled, confused, becloudedmātūrusmature, full-grown; ripe; early, soonnū̆ptiaewedding, marriage, nuptials
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
marriageable
jam maturus (matura) nuptiis (old enough to marry): adultus or adulta (grown up): jam matura viro (of age for a husband): nubilis (whom one can marry; only of a woman).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for marriageable?
- The usual Latin words for “marriageable” are adoleō, nūbilus, mātūrus; also nū̆ptiae. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.