dotal
French, adjective/dɔ.tal/
dotal is spelled D-O-T-A-L (5 letters) and appears about once in every 95 million words in written French, the 304,757th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dotal is a French adjective meaning “dotal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a rapport à la dot, à la partie de la communauté de biens qui en est issue”.
What does dotal mean in English?
adjective
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dotal
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a rapport à la dot, à la partie de la communauté de biens qui en est issue. 2. Qualifie le régime matrimonial qui était usité selon les coutumes provinciales.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dotal
- dotale feminine
- dotaux masculine plural
- dotales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dotal?
- /dɔ.tal/
- \dɔ.tal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is dotal in French?
dotal appears about once in every 95 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).