Witwe

Meaning

widow

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɪtvə/

Etymology

From Middle High German witewe, from Old High German wituwa, from Proto-West Germanic *widuwā, from Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”). Germanic cognates include Dutch weduwe, Old Saxon widowa, Old English widuwe, whence English widow, which see.

Sentences

Zu ihnen stößt die Wiener Witwe eines mexikanischen Landarztes , die mit den Rebellen sympathisiert .

They are joined by the Viennese widow of a Mexican country doctor, who sympathises with the rebels.

Nach Frasers Tod veräußerte seine Witwe die Sammlung an die Radcliffe Library in Oxford.

After Fraser's death, his widow sold the collection to the Radcliffe Library in Oxford.