dotal
English
Etymology
From Latin dotalis, from dos, dotis (“dowry”). Compare French dotal. See dot (“dowry”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdəʊtəl/
Adjective
dotal (not comparable)
- Pertaining to dower, or a woman's marriage portion; constituting or comprised in dower.
- 1717, Samuel Garth, Metamorphoses:
- Shall I, of one poor dotal town poſſeſt,
My people thin, my wretched country waſte
Derived terms
References
- “dotal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
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Adjective
dotal (feminine dotale, masculine plural dotaux, feminine plural dotales)
Related terms
Further reading
- “dotal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /doˈtaw/ [doˈtaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /duˈtal/ [duˈtaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /duˈta.li/
- Hyphenation: do‧tal
Adjective
dotal m or f (plural dotais)
- (relational) dowry
Related terms
Romanian
Etymology
Adjective
dotal m or n (feminine singular dotală, masculine plural dotali, feminine and neuter plural dotale)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | dotal | dotală | dotali | dotale | |||
| definite | dotalul | dotala | dotalii | dotalele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | dotal | dotale | dotali | dotale | |||
| definite | dotalului | dotalei | dotalilor | dotalelor | ||||
References
- dotal in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Spanish
Etymology
Adjective
dotal m or f (masculine and feminine plural dotales)
- (relational) dowry
Related terms
Further reading
- “dotal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024