вдова

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).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [vdɐˈva]
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

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

    1. widow

    Declension

    Derived terms

    Ukrainian

    Etymology

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

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [wdɔˈʋa]
      • Audio:(file)

      Noun

      вдова́ • (vdováf pers (genitive вдови́, nominative plural вдо́ви, genitive plural вдів, male equivalent 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.

      Declension

      Declension of вдова́
      (pers hard fem-form accent-d о-і)
      singular plural
      nominative вдова́
      vdová
      вдо́ви
      vdóvy
      genitive вдови́
      vdový
      вдів
      vdiv
      dative вдові́
      vdoví
      вдо́вам
      vdóvam
      accusative вдову́
      vdovú
      вдів
      vdiv
      instrumental вдово́ю
      vdovóju
      вдо́вами
      vdóvamy
      locative вдові́
      vdoví
      вдо́вах
      vdóvax
      vocative вдо́во
      vdóvo
      вдо́ви
      vdóvy

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