𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐍉

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂. Germanic cognates include English widow, Dutch weduwe, German Witwe; Indo-European cognates include Latin vidua, Sanskrit विधवा (vidhávā), Ancient Greek ἠΐθεος (ēḯtheos, “unmarried person”).

Noun

𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐍉 • (widuwō) f

1. a widow

Declension

One variant spelling 𐍅𐌹𐌳𐍉𐍅𐍉 (widōwō) is attested.

Feminine ōn-stem

	singular	plural
nominative	𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐍉 widuwō	𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐍉𐌽𐍃 widuwōns
vocative	𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐍉 widuwō	𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐍉𐌽𐍃 widuwōns
accusative	𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐍉𐌽 widuwōn	𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐍉𐌽𐍃 widuwōns
genitive	𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐍉𐌽𐍃 widuwōns	𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐍉𐌽𐍉 widuwōnō
dative	𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐍉𐌽 widuwōn	𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐍉𐌼 widuwōm

Related terms

• 𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌰 (widuwairna)