célibataire

French

Etymology

From célibat (“celibacy”) +‎ -aire (“-ary”). Compare Piedmontese selibatari, Occitan celibatari and Catalan celibatari.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /se.li.ba.tɛʁ/
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Adjective

célibataire (plural célibataires)

single (without a life partner)
Antonyms: en couple, fiancé, marié

Noun

célibataire m or f by sense (plural célibataires)

a single (person who is single)

Descendants

Piedmontese: selibatari

See also

veuf

Further reading

“célibataire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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