celibát

See also: celibat and célibat

Czech

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin caelibātus (celibacy, a single life), from caelebs (unmarried).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɛlɪbaːt]
  • Hyphenation: ce‧li‧bát

Noun

celibát m inan (relational adjective celibátní)

  1. celibacy (state of being unmarried)
  2. (figuratively) abstinence (abstaining from sexual relations)

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