wifely

Meaning

Of, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife.

Synonyms

wifelike

uxorial

marital

married

matrimonial

conjugal

wife like

connubial

Translations

زوجي

fraulich

συζυγικός

vrouwelijk

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwaɪfli/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wyfly

Inherited from Old English: wīflīc

Cognate with Scots: wifely

Cognate with Dutch: wijflijk

Cognate with German: weiblich

In summary

From Middle English wyfly, wifly, from Old English wīflīc (“womanly, wifely”), from Proto-Germanic *wībalīkaz (“wifely”), equivalent to wife + -ly. Cognate with Scots wifely (“womanly, wifely”), Dutch wijflijk, wijfelijk, German weiblich (“feminine, female”).