vidua

See also: Vidua and vídua

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂. Cognates include Sanskrit विधवा (vidhávā), Ancient Greek ἠΐθεος (ēḯtheos) and Old English widewe (English widow).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwi.du.a/, [ˈwɪ.dʊ.a]

Noun

vidua f (genitive viduae); first declension

  1. widow
  2. unmarried woman

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative vidua viduae
genitive viduae viduārum
dative viduae viduīs
accusative viduam viduās
ablative viduā viduīs
vocative vidua viduae

Descendants

  • Old Occitan: vezoa, veuva, veva
  • Old Portuguese: viuva
  • Old Spanish: viuda, vibda, bibda, viuva
  • Portuguese: viúva
  • Romanian: văduvă
  • Romansch: vaiva, vieua
  • Sicilian: vìduva, vìdua
  • Sardinian: fiuda
  • Spanish: viuda
  • Venetian: védoa

Adjective

vidua

  1. nominative feminine singular of viduus
  2. nominative neuter plural of viduus
  3. accusative neuter plural of viduus
  4. vocative feminine singular of viduus
  5. vocative neuter plural of viduus

viduā

  1. ablative feminine singular of viduus

References

  • vidua in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • vidua in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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