viudo
Asturian
Adjective
viudo
- neuter of viudu
Catalan
Etymology
Masculine formed on the basis of the feminine viuda. Cf. Latin viduus, and the Catalan vidu.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈviw.do/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈbiw.du/
Adjective
viudo (feminine viuda, masculine plural viudos, feminine plural viudes)
- Alternative form of vidu
Noun
viudo m (plural viudos, feminine viuda)
- Alternative form of vidu
Further reading
- “viudo” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin viduus (“widowed”), probably modeled on the feminine form viuda, which predated it. It may have been altered from an Old Spanish form vidu (itself a learned borrowing from Latin) due to influence from the feminine; a naturally inherited form would be viso, which was attested once in isolation.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbjudo/ [ˈbju.ð̞o]
- Rhymes: -udo
- Syllabification: viu‧do
Adjective
viudo (feminine viuda, masculine plural viudos, feminine plural viudas)
- widowed
- dowager (in the feminine)
Noun
viudo m (plural viudos, feminine viuda, feminine plural viudas)
- widower, widow
- (botany) Sixalix atropurpurea, syn. Scabiosa atropurpurea (mourning bride, mourning widow, sweet scabious).
Related terms
- enviudar
- viudez
Further reading
- “viudo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos