weduwe
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/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: we‧du‧we
Noun
weduwe f (plural weduwen or weduwes, diminutive weduwtje n or weduwetje n, masculine weduwnaar)
Derived terms
- weduwenpensioen
- weduwstaat
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