la

feminine

/vœv/

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Translation

widow

Word origin

From Latin vidua ('widow'), from a root meaning 'to be separated'. English 'widow' descends from the same Indo-European root.

Origin: Latin
Root: vidua
English cognates: widow

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralveuves

Examples

She has been a widow for five years.

The soldier's widow received a letter.

The widows of the village meet up on Sundays.

Cette .

This widow is raising her three children alone.

A young widow lives opposite.

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This word is part of lesson 55.