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Meaning of pronuba | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
[ˈproː.nʊ.ba]

Definitions

  1. maid of honor, matron of honor, one who conducts the bride to the bridal chamber
    declension-1
  2. Pronuba Iuno: Juno as Queen of Marriage, Goddess of Marriage
    declension-1

Equivalents

Čeština svědkyně
Deutsch Trauzeugin
English maid of honor matron of honor
Esperanto fianĉamikino
Suomi kaaso
Français demoiselle d'honneur
Polski druhna świadkowa
Tagalog abay na pandangal

Examples

“… Prīma et Tellūs et prōnuba Iūnō / dant signum ….”

And now Primal Tellus and Juno, Queen of Marriage, give the signal. (See: Tellus; Juno; serving here as the “auspices nuptiarum” who read omens prior to a Roman wedding.)

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

pronubae pronubam pronubarum pronubas pronubi pronubis

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