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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWitwe
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vɪtvə
"Die Witwe lebt seit vielen Jahren allein in diesem Haus."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not remarried.
"She became a widow at a young age and raised her children alone."
- 1
To cause to become a widow or widower.
"The tragic accident widowed three women in the small community."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Proto-Germanic *widuwō, meaning 'empty' or 'bereft', tracing further back to the Proto-Indo-European *whidʰéw-ah₂. It has been preserved across Germanic, Romance, and Indo-Iranian branches to specifically designate a woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not remarried.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Widow" is said worldwide
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veuve
Transliteration: vœv
"Elle est devenue veuve l'année dernière."
Witwe
Transliteration: vɪtvə
"Die Witwe lebt seit vielen Jahren allein in diesem Haus."
vedova
Transliteration: vɛdova
"La vedova ha pianto la perdita del marito."
viuda
Transliteration: bjuda
"La viuda vestía de negro en señal de luto."
viúva
Transliteration: viuvɐ
"A viúva recebeu uma pensão do governo."
विधवा
Transliteration: vidhwa
"वह महिला कम उम्र में ही विधवा हो गई थी।"
寡妇
Transliteration: guǎfu
"这位寡妇独自抚养了三个孩子。"
미망인
Transliteration: mimangin
"그 미망인은 남편의 유지를 받들어 살아가고 있다."
未亡人
Transliteration: miwōjin
"彼女は若い頃に未亡人となった。"
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