English → Latin
“wife” in Latin
coniūnxspouse, married partner, i.e. husband or wifeuxora wife, a spouse, a consortmarītusmarital, matrimonial, conjugal
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
wife
conjux (as a partner in marriage): uxor (as lawfully married): marita (a married woman). To take a wife, uxorem ducere: to take anybody to wife, aliquam in matrimonium ducere; aliquam ducere uxorem; aliquam ducere: to have as a wife, aliquam uxorem habere; aliquam in matrimonio habere: to give a woman to anybody as wife, in matrimonium dare or collocare aliquam alicui; aliquam alicui in matrimonio or nuptum collocare: to become the wife of anybody, nubere alicui: what sort of woman have you for a wife? quid mulieris uxorem habes?not to take a wife, matrimoniis se abstinere (after Suet., Caes., 51, in.): to have two wifes at the same time, duas simul uxores habere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for wife?
- The usual Latin words for “wife” are coniūnx, uxor, marītus. 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.