Witwe

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German

Alternative forms

Wwe. (abbreviation)
Witfrau (chiefly south-western), Wittib (chiefly south-eastern; both now archaic)

Etymology

From Middle High German witewe, from Old High German wituwa, from Proto-West Germanic *widuwā, from Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”). Germanic cognates include Dutch weduwe, Old Saxon widowa, Old English widuwe, whence English widow, which see.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɪtvə/, , (standard)
IPA^(key): /ˈvɪtfə/ (also common)
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Noun

Witwe f (genitive Witwe, plural Witwen, masculine Witwer)

widow
Synonym: Verwitwete

Declension

Declension of Witwe

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Witwe	die	Witwen
genitive	einer	der	Witwe	der	Witwen
dative	einer	der	Witwe	den	Witwen
accusative	eine	die	Witwe	die	Witwen

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Further reading

“Witwe” in Duden online
“Witwe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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