Phrase guide

gay marriage

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Marriage between two people of the same sex.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fag marriage, faggot marriage, homosexual marriage, same-sex marriage

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

71 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: زَوَاج مِثْلِيّ (zawāj miṯliyy) — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Bengali: সমকামী বিবাহ (śomkami bibaho) — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Catalan: matrimoni homosexual — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Chinese Mandarin: 同性婚姻 (tóngxìng hūnyīn) — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Chinese Mandarin: 同志婚姻 (tóngzhì hūnyīn) — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Czech: registrované partnerství — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Danish: homoægteskab — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Dutch: homohuwelijk — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Estonian: homoabielu — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Estonian: geiabielu — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Estonian: samasooliste abielu — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Finnish: homoavioliitto — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Finnish: homoliitto — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • French: mariage homosexuel — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • French: mariage gay — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • French: mariage pour tous — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Georgian: ერთსქესიანთა ქორწინება (ertskesianta korc̣ineba) — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Georgian: ერთნაირსქესიანთა ქორწინება (ertnairskesianta korc̣ineba) — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • German: gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • German: Homoehe — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • German: Homo-Ehe — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • German: Schwulenehe — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Greek: γάμος ομοφυλόφιλων (gámos omofylófilon) — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Greek: γάμος ομόφυλων ζευγαριών (gámos omófylon zevgarión) — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Hebrew: נישואים גאים (nisuím geím) — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Hebrew: נישואים חד מיניים (nisuím ḥad miniyím) — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Hindi: समलैंगिक विवाह (samlaiṅgik vivāh) — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Hungarian: melegházasság — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Irish: pósadh aerach — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Italian: matrimonio gay — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Italian: matrimonio omosessuale — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Italian: matrimonio tra persone dello stesso sesso — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Japanese: 同性結婚 (dōsei-kekkon) — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Japanese: 同性婚 (dōseikon) — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Japanese: ゲイの結婚 (gei no kekkon) — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Kazakh: бір жынысты неке (bır jynysty neke) — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Kazakh: гей неке (gei neke) — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Korean: 동성 결혼 (dongseong gyeolhon) — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Macedonian: геј-брак (gej-brak) — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Macedonian: истополов брак (istopolov brak) — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Norwegian: likekjønnet ekteskap — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Norwegian: samkjønnet ekteskap — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Norwegian: homofilt ekteskap — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Norwegian Bokmål: homoekteskap — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: homoekteskap — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Okinawan: 同性ぬにーびち (dōshī nu nībichi) — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Polish: małżeństwo jednopłciowe — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Portuguese: casamento gay — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Portuguese: matrimónio homossexual — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Portuguese: matrimônio homossexual — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Russian: однопо́лый брак (odnopólyj brak) — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Russian: гей-бра́к (gej-brák) — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Serbo-Croatian: истополни брак — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Serbo-Croatian: istopolni brak — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Slovak: registrované partnerstvo — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Spanish: matrimonio homosexual — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Spanish: matrimonio gay — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Spanish: matrimonio del mismo sexo — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Spanish: matrimonio igualitario — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Spanish: matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Swedish: homoäktenskap — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Swedish: samkönat äktenskap — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Swedish: enkönat äktenskap — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Swedish: könsneutralt äktenskap — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Tamil: ஒருபால் திருமணம் (orupāl tirumaṇam) — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Turkish: eşcinsel evlilik — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Ukrainian: одностатевий шлюб (odnostatevyj šljub) — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Ukrainian: ґей-шлюб (gej-šljub) — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Ukrainian: гей-шлюб (hej-šljub) — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Vietnamese: hôn nhân đồng giới — marriage between two people of the same sex
  • Vietnamese: hôn nhân đồng tính — marriage between two people of the same sex