LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

nū̆ptiae

nū̆ptiae f pl (genitive nū̆ptiārum)
Classical[ˈnuːp.ti.ae̯]Ecclesiastical[ˈnup.t͡si.e]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. pluralplural onlywedding, marriage, nuptials

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

cum vir uxōrem dūcit: manūs iunguntur, fax ārdet.
nūptiae -ārum f pl — in Mille Verba, ch. Vīta et Mors
sollemnia mātrimōniī
nūptiae -ārum (f) — in Epistulae, ch. 5
diēs quō coniugēs fīunt
nūptiae -ārum (f pl) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 3, 19

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
nominative—nū̆ptiae
genitive—nū̆ptiārum
dative—nū̆ptiīs
accusative—nū̆ptiās
ablative—nū̆ptiīs
vocative—nū̆ptiae

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

nuptias parare
to make preparations for a marriage.
nuptias conciliare (Nep. Att. 5. 3)
to arrange a marriage.

nuptĭae, ārum (dat. nuptis, Inscr. Orell. 7421), f. plur. [nupta],
I. a marriage, wedding, nuptials.
I. Lit.: exornatis nuptiis, Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 54: dum ego cum Casinā faciam nuptias, id. Cas. 2, 8, 50: nuptias adornare, id. Aul. 2, 1, 35: facere, id. ib. 2, 4, 9: coquere cenam ad nuptias, id. ib. 3, 2, 15: in nuptias aliquem conicere, Ter. And. 3, 4, 23: nuptias alicui conficere, id. Phorm. 2, 1, 28: apparare, id. ib. 4, 4, 20: in nuptiis alicujus cenare, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 3, 7: nuptiarum expers, unmarried, Hor. C. 3, 11, 11: ab eis nuptiis abhorrere, Cic. Clu. 9, 27: conciliare, Nep. Att. 5, 3: quae nuptiae non diuturnae fuerunt, Cic. Clu. 12, 35: Cornificia vetula sane et multarum nuptiarum, id. Att. 13, 29, 1: ut minores ante tradamus ad nuptias, Vulg. Gen. 29, 26: providebit puellae nuptias et vestimenta, ib. Exod. 21, 10: incestae, Gai. Inst. 1, 59.—
II. Transf., of sexual intercourse: cujus mater cotidianis nuptiis delectabatur, Auct. Her. 4, 34, 45; Just. 31, 6, 3; Petr. 26.—
b. Of a change of form, i. e. union with a new body: illae suae monstruosae nuptiae, said of Lucius, who was transformed into an ass, App. M. 7, 22, p. 197.

Origins

From nū̆pta (“married, wedded; covered, veiled”) + -iae (nominative plural inflection of -ia). For the plural morphology, compare other festival names such as Sāturnālia as well as the word fēriae (“festival”).

Borrowings
  • Portuguesenúpcias
  • Spanishnupcias
⇒ Proto-Romanian
  • Romaniannuntă
  • Aromaniannumtã
  • Aromaniannuntã
  • Aromaniannumte
  • Aromanianlumtã
Elsewhere
  • Vulgar Latin*noptiās

Quick answers

What does nū̆ptiae mean in Latin?
nū̆ptiae, a noun, means “wedding, marriage, nuptials”.
What is the genitive of nū̆ptiae?
The genitive singular is nū̆ptiārum. nū̆ptiae is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce nū̆ptiae?
In classical Latin, [ˈnuːp.ti.ae̯]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈnup.t͡si.e].