English → Latin
“spouse” in Latin
coniūnxspouse, married partner, i.e. husband or wifemarītusmarital, matrimonial, conjugaluxora wife, a spouse, a consortspōnsusa groom; a fiancé
The English word spouse itself goes back to Latin spondeō, through spōnsus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
spouse
conjux (husband or wife): maritus (husband): uxor (wife): sponsus: sponsa (betrothed).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for spouse?
- The usual Latin words for “spouse” are coniūnx, marītus, uxor; also spōnsus. 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.