вдова

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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).

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Noun

вдова́ (vdováf anim (genitive вдовы́, nominative plural вдо́вы, genitive plural вдов, masculine вдове́ц, relational adjective вдо́вий)

  1. widow

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vьdova, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *widewāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂.

Pronunciation

Noun

вдова́ (vdováf pers (genitive вдови́, nominative plural вдо́ви, genitive plural вдів, masculine вдіве́ць, relational adjective вдови́ний or вдови́н or вдови́чий)

  1. 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.

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