viduus

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Latin

Etymology

See vidua.

Pronunciation

Adjective

viduus (feminine vidua, neuter viduum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. destitute, deprived
    Synonyms: vacuus, carēns, expers
    Antonyms: abundāns, cōpiōsus, cumulātus, largus, ūber, fēcundus
  2. widowed, bereaved

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative viduus vidua viduum viduī viduae vidua
Genitive viduī viduae viduī viduōrum viduārum viduōrum
Dative viduō viduō viduīs
Accusative viduum viduam viduum viduōs viduās vidua
Ablative viduō viduā viduō viduīs
Vocative vidue vidua viduum viduī viduae vidua

Descendants

Noun

viduus m (genitive viduī, feminine vidua); second declension

  1. widower

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative viduus viduī
Genitive viduī viduōrum
Dative viduō viduīs
Accusative viduum viduōs
Ablative viduō viduīs
Vocative vidue viduī

References

  • “viduus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “viduus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • viduus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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