Divorcé

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 geschieden , 🇪🇸 divorciado , 🇮🇹 divorziato , 🇵🇹 divorciado , 🇨🇳 离婚的 , 🇯🇵 離婚した , 🇰🇷 이혼한 , 🇸🇦 مطلق , 🇮🇳 विवाहित

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Etymology

The noun **divorcé** comes from Old French *divorce* (meaning “separation”), which in turn derives from Late Latin *divortio*. *Divortio* is built on the Latin prefix *di-* (apart) + *vortere* (to turn, twist), literally “to turn apart”, and was later nominalized. The French past‑participle suffix *‑é* (from Latin *‑atus*) turns the verb into a noun, giving us *divorcé* – literally “one who has been turned apart” in the sense of a divorced person.

Synonyms

ex-époux ex-épouse ex-conjoint ex-conjointe séparé célibataire ex-partenaire

Antonyms

marié époux conjoint en couple lié