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Asturian
Etymology
From Latin vidua, following metathesis.
Noun
viuda f (plural viudes)
- widow (a woman whose husband has died)
Coordinate terms
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin vidua.
In the Middle Ages, jurists introduced a learned Latin borrowing vídua to replace the inherited Old Catalan form viuva (from a Vulgar Latin *viduva). The current form viuda supposedly emerged as a compromise between the two forms. The masculine form was derived from the feminine. Cf. also Spanish viuda, which may have influenced it.
Pronunciation
Adjective
viuda f sg
- feminine singular of viudo
Noun
viuda f (plural viudes, masculine viudo)
- widow
- eagle ray
- Synonym: milana
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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish viuda, vibda, bibda, biuda, from Latin vidua, following metathesis.
The Spanish word may have had some later influence from the Latin in the Middle Ages; compare the strictly popular Old Spanish form viuva, which is the form also found in Portuguese and Old Catalan, deriving from a Latin *viduva.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbjuda/
- Rhymes: -uda
- Syllabification: viu‧da
Noun
viuda f (plural viudas, masculine viudo, masculine plural viudos)
- widow
- dowager
Derived terms
Adjective
viuda
- feminine singular of viudo
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