till death do us part

English

Alternative forms

till death us do part
till death us depart (obsolete)

Etymology

Originates from the 1549 Book of Common Prayer, with the original wording being "till death us depart" (using the obsolete “to separate, part” sense of depart).^[1]

Pronunciation

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Hyphenation: till death do us part

Adverb

till death do us part (not comparable)

(idiomatic) Until death separates us; a common phrase stated between the bride and the groom at a Christian wedding, indicating a commitment to their union.

Translations

phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment

Arabic: حَتَّى الْمَوْت عَلَيْنَا الْجُزْء (ḥattā l-mawt ʕalaynā l-juzʔ)
Azerbaijani: ölüm bizi ayırana qədər, ölüm bizi ayıranadək
Breton: betek ma tispartio marv ac'hanomp
Chinese:
Mandarin: 直至死亡将我们分离
Czech: dokud nás smrt nerozdělí
Danish: til døden skiller os ad
Dutch: tot de dood ons scheidt
Finnish: kunnes kuolema meidät erottaa
French: jusqu'à ce que la mort nous sépare
Galician: hasta que a morte nos separe, até que a morte nos separe
German: bis dass der Tod uns scheidet
Greek: μέχρι να μας χωρίσει ο θάνατος (méchri na mas chorísei o thánatos)
Hebrew: עד שׁהמוות יפריד בינינו (he) (ad shehamávet yafríd beynḗnu)
Hindi: मरते दम तक (marte dam tak)
Hungarian: míg a halál el nem választ, (now as a name of the vow itself): holtomiglan-holtodiglan
Italian: finché morte non ci separi
Japanese: 死が二人を分かつまで (shi ga futari o wakatsu made)
Korean: 죽음이 두 사람을 갈라 놓을 때까지 (jugeumi du sarameul galla no'eul ttaekkaji)
Latvian: līdz nāve mūs šķirs
Norwegian:
Bokmål: til døden skiller oss ad
Polish: dopóki śmierć nas nie rozłączy, póki śmierć nas nie rozłączy
Portuguese: até que a morte nos separe
Romanian: până când moartea ne va despărți
Russian: пока́ смерть нас не разлу́чит/разлучи́т (poká smertʹ nas ne razlúčit/razlučít)
Spanish: hasta que la muerte nos separe
Swedish: tills döden skiljer oss åt
Welsh: nes i farwolaeth ein rhan ni

References

^ Thomas Cranmer [et al.], compilers (7 March 1549), “The Forme of Solemnizacion of Matrimonie”, in The Booke of the Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacramentes, […], London: […] Edowardi Whitchurche […], →OCLC, folio xiiii: “I .N. take thee .N. to my wedded wife, to haue ⁊ to holde from this day forwarde, for better, for wurſe, for richer, for poorer, in ſickenes, and in health, to loue, and to cheriſhe, til death vs departe: according to Goddes holy ordeinaunce: And therto I plight thee my trouth.”

Anagrams

till death us do part

[1] Thomas Cranmer [et al.], compilers (7 March 1549), “The Forme of Solemnizacion of Matrimonie”, in The Booke of the Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacramentes, […], London: […] Edowardi Whitchurche […], →OCLC, folio xiiii: “I .N. take thee .N. to my wedded wife, to haue ⁊ to holde from this day forwarde, for better, for wurſe, for richer, for poorer, in ſickenes, and in health, to loue, and to cheriſhe, til death vs departe: according to Goddes holy ordeinaunce: And therto I plight thee my trouth.”

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