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vidua

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See also: Vidua and vídua

Latin

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Etymology

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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).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vidua f (genitive viduae); first declension

  1. widow
  2. unmarried woman

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative vidua viduae
genitive viduae viduārum
dative viduae viduīs
accusative viduam viduās
ablative viduā viduīs
vocative vidua viduae

Descendants

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Adjective

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vidua

  1. inflection of viduus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

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viduā

  1. ablative feminine singular of viduus
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References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “viduus (> Derivatives > vidua)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 676-7

Further reading

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  • vidua”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • vidua”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly