bridal

English

Etymology

Old English brȳdealo (“wedding ale; wedding feast”). The attributive use was strengthened by association with bride +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹʌɪdl̩/
(US) enPR: brīd-(ə)l, IPA^(key): /ˈbɹaɪd(ə)l/
Homophone: bridle
Rhymes: -aɪd(ə)l

Noun

bridal (plural bridals)

(archaic) A wedding feast or festival; a wedding.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, VI.10:
  […] the crowne, which Ariadne wore / Upon her yvory forehead, that same day / That Theseus her unto his bridal bore […]

Related terms

bride

Translations

wedding

Armenian: հարսանիք (hy) (harsanikʿ)
Bulgarian: сватба (bg) f (svatba)
Finnish: häät (fi) pl

German: Hochzeit (de) f
Romanian: nuntă (ro) f

Adjective

bridal (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial.
bridal ornaments; a bridal outfit; a bridal chamber

Derived terms

bridal couple
bridal day

Translations

nuptial

Armenian: հարսանեկան (hy) (harsanekan), հարսանյաց (hy) (harsanyacʿ)
Bulgarian: сватбен (bg) (svatben), брачен (bg) (bračen)
Catalan: nupcial

Finnish: morsius- (fi), hää-
German: bräutlich, hochzeitlich (de), Braut-, Hochzeit-

Anagrams

labrid, ribald

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