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noun · neutersecond declension

mātrimōnium

mātrimōnium n (genitive mātrimōniī or mātrimōnī)
Classical[maː.trɪˈmoː.ni.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ma.triˈmɔː.ni.um]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. marriage, matrimony, wedlock.

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

vīta commūnis virī et uxōris.
mātrimōnium -ī n — in Mille Verba, ch. Vīta et Mors
coniūnctiō virī et fēminae
marriage
mātrimōnium -ī (n) — in De Bello Gallico I, ch. 3

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Conjugium · Matrimonium · Contubernium · Nuptiæ

Conjugium and matrimonium denote the lasting connection between man and wife, for the purpose of living together and bringing up their offspring; conjugium is a very general term for a mere natural regulation, which also takes place among animals; contubernium means the marriage connection between slaves; matrimonium, the legal marriage between freemen and citizens, as a respectable and a political regulation; whereas nuptiæ means only the commencement of matrimonium, the wedding, or marriage-festival.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemātrimōniummātrimōnia
genitivemātrimōniī
mātrimōnī		mātrimōniōrum
dativemātrimōniōmātrimōniīs
accusativemātrimōniummātrimōnia
ablativemātrimōniōmātrimōniīs
vocativemātrimōniummātrimōnia

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

ducere aliquam in matrimonium
to marry (of the man).
filiam alicui in matrimonium dare
to give one's daughter in marriage to some-one.
filiam alicui in matrimonio or in matrimonium collocare or simply filiam alicui collocare
to give one's daughter in marriage to some-one.

mātrĭmōnĭum, ii, n. mater,
I. wedlock, marriage, matrimony.
I. Lit. (class.): ire in matrimonium, i. e. to be married, Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 4: in matrimonium dare, opp. in concubinatum, id. ib. 3, 2, 65: alicujus tenere, to be one's spouse: te Q. Metelli matrimonium tenuisse sciebas, Cic. Cael. 14, 34: in matrimonium dare alicui filiam suam, to give in marriage, Caes. B. G. 1, 3: in matrimonium ducere alicujus filiam, to marry, Cic. Clu. 44, 125: in matrimonium petere sibi aliquam, to ask in marriage, Suet. Caes. 27: in matrimonium collocare, to give in marriage, Cic. Div. 1, 46, 104: in matrimonium collocare (filiam), Gai. Inst. 2, 235; 238: locare in matrimonio stabili et certo, to take in marriage, marry, id. Phil. 2, 18, 44: matrimonio uxorem exigere, to put her away, repudiate her, Plaut. Merc. 4, 6, 6; so, matrimonio exturbare, Tac. A. 11, 12: dimittere aliquam e matrimonio, to put her away, to repudiate, divorce her, Suet. Tib. 49: justum matrimonium est, si, etc., lawful marriage, Ulp. Fragm. 5, 2: non justo contractum, Gai. Inst. 1, 87.—
II. Transf., in plur., married women, wives (post-Aug.): matrimonia et pecudes hostium praedae destinare, Tac. A. 2, 13 fin.; Suet. Caes. 52: severius matrimonia sua viri coercerent, Just. 3, 3; 3, 5; 18, 5: matrimonia a finitimis petita, Flor. 1, 1, 10.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*méh₂tēr
  2. Proto-Italic*mātēr
  3. Latinmātrimōnium

Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -mōnium Latin mātrimōnium From māter (“mother”) + -mōnium (“obligation”). Compare with patrimōnium.

Elsewhere
  • Catalanmatrimoni
  • Englishmatrimony
  • Frenchmatrimoinefrom Old French matremoigne
  • Italianmatrimonio
  • Occitanmatrimòni
  • Portuguesematrimónio
  • Romanianmatrimoniu
  • Spanishmatrimonio
  • Galicianmatrimonio
Old Francoprovençal
  • Franco-Provençalmatrimonio

In English words that came into English from mātrimōnium

  • matrimonymātrimōnium

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesMatrimoniumMatrimonium, NUPTIAE (γάμος), marriage. Greek The history of the marriage relation among the Greeks takes us back to some of the very earliest forms o…

Quick answers

What does mātrimōnium mean in Latin?
mātrimōnium, a noun, means “marriage, matrimony, wedlock.”.
What is the genitive of mātrimōnium?
The genitive singular is mātrimōniī. mātrimōnium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce mātrimōnium?
In classical Latin, [maː.trɪˈmoː.ni.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ma.triˈmɔː.ni.um].
Where does mātrimōnium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr → Proto-Italic *mātēr → Latin mātrimōnium.