vidua

Meaning

Noun

1. (declension-1, feminine) widow, divorced woman
2. (declension-1, feminine) widow

Adj

1. (feminine, form-of, nominative, singular, vocative) inflection of viduus:
2. (accusative, form-of, neuter, nominative, plural, vocative) inflection of viduus:

Adj

ablative feminine singular of viduus

Concepts

widow

widow woman

Synonyms

orba

Translations

viuda

veuve

Witwe

viúva

vedova

weduwe

χήρα

أرملة

vídua

dul

vidu

veusa

ارملة

dul kadin

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈwɪ.du.a]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *wiðowā, Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂. Cognates include Sanskrit विधवा (vidhávā), Ancient Greek ἠΐθεος (ēḯtheos), Proto-Slavic *vьdova and Old English widuwe (English widow).