wdowa

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish wdowa, from Proto-Slavic *vьdova, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvdɔ.va/
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Rhymes: -ɔva
Syllabification: wdo‧wa

Noun

wdowa f (male equivalent wdowiec)

widow (woman whose spouse has died)
any spider of the genus Latrodectus; widow spider
(typography) widow
Synonym: bękart

Declension

Declension of wdowa

	singular	plural
nominative	wdowa	wdowy
genitive	wdowy	wdów
dative	wdowie	wdowom
accusative	wdowę	wdowy
instrumental	wdową	wdowami
locative	wdowie	wdowach
vocative	wdowo	wdowy

Related terms

adjective

wdowi

nouns

verb

owdowieć

Further reading

wdowa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
wdowa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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