caelebs

Meaning

1. (declension-3, one-termination, usually) unmarried, single
2. (declension-3, one-termination) associated with or pertaining to being single, solitary or unmarried
3. (New-Latin, declension-3, one-termination) of a genus name: not yet formally associated with any specific epithet as part of a complete binomial species name

Concepts

celibate

single

unmarried

widower

on the shelf

spouseless

Opposite of

marītus

Synonyms

agamus

viduus

Translations

ongehuwd

soltero

solter

άγαμος

ανύπαντρος

solteiro

célibataire

ongetrouwd

ledig

celibatari

vedovo

alleenstaand

vrijgezel

weduwnaar

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkae̯.ɫɛps]

Etymology

Unknown. Suggestions include Proto-Indo-European *kéywelos (“alone”), but root obscure and suffix unexplained, see also Sanskrit केवल (kévala, “alone”); possibly a suffixation of Proto-Indo-European *koyl- *keh₂i-lo- (“safe, unharmed, whole”), via unattested *cael.