vidvo

Esperanto

Etymology

From German Witwe and Latin vidua, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”). Germanic cognates include English widow, Dutch weduwe, West Frisian widdo, while Romance cognates include Italian vedova, French veuve, Spanish viuda, Romanian văduvă.

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): [ˈvidvo]
  • Rhymes: -idvo
  • Hyphenation: vid‧vo

Noun

vidvo (accusative singular vidvon, plural vidvoj, accusative plural vidvojn)

  1. widower

Derived terms

Ido

Noun

vidvo (plural vidvi)

  1. someone who has been widowed; a widow or widower

Derived terms
  • vidvino ("widow")
  • vidvulo ("widower")
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