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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьdova, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *widewāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂.
Cognate with English widow, German Witwe, French veuve, Spanish viuda, Italian vedova, Sanskrit विधवा (vidhavā).
Pronunciation
Noun
вдова́ • (vdová) f anim (genitive вдовы́, nominative plural вдо́вы, genitive plural вдов, masculine вдове́ц, relational adjective вдо́вий)
- widow
Declension
Derived terms
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *vьdova, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *widewāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂.
Pronunciation
Noun
вдова́ • (vdová) f pers (genitive вдови́, nominative plural вдо́ви, genitive plural вдів, masculine вдіве́ць, relational adjective вдови́ний or вдови́н or вдови́чий)
- widow
Usage notes
- The forms вдова́ (vdová) (used after vowels) and удова́ (udová) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.
Declension
Declension of вдова́ (pers hard fem-form accent-d о-і)
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