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nubile

nubile · more nubile · most nubile

heiratsfähig

Of an age suitable for marriageOf an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman).

UK/ˈnjuːbaɪl/US/ˈnubaɪl/

Meaning

2 senses

Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman).
heiratsfähig
Sexually attractive (especially of a young woman).

More definitions

of girls or women who are eligible to marry

Translations

6 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 1

marriageable:

Origin

From French nubile, from Latin nūbilis (“marriageable”), from nūbō (“marry, to take as hus

From French nubile, from Latin nūbilis (“marriageable”), from nūbō (“marry, to take as husband”), from Proto-Indo-European *snewbʰ- (“to marry, to wed”). Possibly cognate with Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride, young wife, nymph”) (English nymph), but this is disputed.

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