weduwe

Dutch

Alternative forms

• (archaic) weeuw

Etymology

From Middle Dutch weduwe, Old Dutch widowa, from Proto-West Germanic *widuwā, from Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”). Compare German Witwe, English widow.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋeːdyʋə/
• IPA^(key): /ˈʋeːdyu̯ə/

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• Hyphenation: we‧du‧we

Noun

weduwe f (plural weduwen or weduwes, diminutive weduwtje n or weduwetje n, masculine weduwnaar)

1. widow, surviving wife

Derived terms

• weduwenpensioen
• weduwstaat
• zwarte weduwe

Descendants

• Afrikaans: weduwee
• Negerhollands: weduwe
• → Caribbean Hindustani: widhwá