weduwee

Afrikaans

Etymology

    From Dutch weduwe, from Middle Dutch weduwe, Old Dutch *widuwa, from Proto-West Germanic *widuwā, from Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”). The second reduced syllable was provided with a secondary stress in Afrikaans; compare skaduwee.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈviə̯dyˌviə̯/, /-də-/

    Noun

    weduwee (plural weduwees, diminutive weduweetjie, masculine wewenaar)

    1. widow, surviving wife, dowager
    2. relict

    Derived terms

    • weduweefonds
    • weduweegeld
    • weduweegoed
    • weduweemoeder
    • weduweepensioen
    • weduweerou
    • weduweeskap
    • weduweeverbranding
    This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.