vdova
Czech
Etymology
From Old Czech vdova, from Proto-Slavic *vьdova, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvdova]
Noun
vdova f (masculine vdovec)
- widow (whose husband died)
Declension
Declension of vdova
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vdova | vdovy |
| genitive | vdovy | vdov |
| dative | vdově | vdovám |
| accusative | vdovu | vdovy |
| vocative | vdovo | vdovy |
| locative | vdově | vdovách |
| instrumental | vdovou | vdovami |
Related terms
- vdovec
- ovdovět
Further reading
- vdova in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- vdova in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *vьdova, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvdova]
Noun
vdova f (genitive singular vdovy, nominative plural vdovy, genitive plural vdov, declension pattern of žena)
- widow (a woman whose husband died)
Declension
Declension of vdova
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vdova | vdovy |
| genitive | vdovy | vdov |
| dative | vdove | vdovám |
| accusative | vdovu | vdovy |
| locative | vdove | vdovách |
| instrumental | vdovou | vdovami |
Derived terms
- vdovička
Related terms
- vdovec
- ovdovieť
Further reading
- vdova in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *vьdova, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋdɔ́ːʋa/
Noun
vdȏva f (male equivalent vdôvec)
- widow (a woman whose husband has died)
Inflection
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | vdôva | ||
| gen. sing. | vdôve | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) | vdôva | vdôvi | vdôve |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) | vdôve | vdôv | vdôv |
| dative (dajȃlnik) | vdôvi | vdôvama | vdôvam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) | vdôvo | vdôvi | vdôve |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) | vdôvi | vdôvah | vdôvah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | vdôvo | vdôvama | vdôvami |
Further reading
- “vdova”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran