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

• vidvino

Ido

Noun

vidvo (plural vidvi)

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

Derived terms

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