viudo

Asturian

Adjective

viudo

1. neuter of viudu

Catalan

Etymology

Masculine formed on the basis of the feminine viuda. Cf. Latin viduus, and the Catalan vidu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ˈbiw.ðu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈviw.ðo]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [ˈbiw.ðo]

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Adjective

viudo (feminine viuda, masculine plural viudos, feminine plural viudes)

1. alternative form of vidu

Noun

viudo m (plural viudos, feminine viuda, feminine plural viudes)

1. alternative form of vidu

Further reading

• “viudo”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish viudo (“widower”)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: viu‧do

Noun

viudo (feminine viuda)

1. widower

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin viduus (“widowed”), probably modeled on the feminine form viuda, which predated it. It may have been altered from an Old Spanish form vidu (itself a learned borrowing from Latin) due to influence from the feminine; a naturally inherited form would be viso, which was attested once in isolation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbjudo/ [ˈbju.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -udo
• Syllabification: viu‧do

Adjective

viudo (feminine viuda, masculine plural viudos, feminine plural viudas)

1. widowed
2. dowager (in the feminine)

Noun

viudo m (plural viudos, feminine viuda, feminine plural viudas)

1. widower, widow
2. (botany) Sixalix atropurpurea, syn. Scabiosa atropurpurea (mourning bride, mourning widow, sweet scabious)

Related terms

• enviudar
• viudez

Further reading

• “viudo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025