weduwe

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Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋeːdyʋə/
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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

Descendants

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