вдова
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьdova, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *widewāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂.
Cognate with English widow, German Witwe, French veuve, Spanish viuda, Italian vedova, Hindi विद्वा (vidvā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vdɐˈva]
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Noun
вдова́ • (vdová) f anim (genitive вдовы́, nominative plural вдо́вы, genitive plural вдов, masculine вдове́ц, related adjective вдо́вий)
- widow
Declension
Declension of вдова́ (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-d)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | вдова́ vdová | вдо́вы vdóvy |
| genitive | вдовы́ vdový | вдо́в vdóv |
| dative | вдове́ vdové | вдо́вам vdóvam |
| accusative | вдову́ vdovú | вдо́в vdóv |
| instrumental | вдово́й, вдово́ю vdovój, vdovóju | вдо́вами vdóvami |
| prepositional | вдове́ vdové | вдо́вах vdóvax |
Pre-reform declension of вдова́ (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-d)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | вдова́ vdová | вдо́вы vdóvy |
| genitive | вдовы́ vdový | вдо́въ vdóv |
| dative | вдовѣ́ vdově́ | вдо́вамъ vdóvam |
| accusative | вдову́ vdovú | вдо́въ vdóv |
| instrumental | вдово́й, вдово́ю vdovój, vdovóju | вдо́вами vdóvami |
| prepositional | вдовѣ́ vdově́ | вдо́вахъ vdóvax |
Derived terms
- вдове́ц (vdovéc)
- вдо́вий (vdóvij)
- вдовство́ (vdovstvó)
- овдове́ть (ovdovétʹ)
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *vьdova, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *widewāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [wdɔˈʋa]
Audio (file)
Noun
вдова́ • (vdová) f pers (genitive вдови́, nominative plural вдо́ви, genitive plural вдів, masculine вдіве́ць, related adjective вдови́ний or вдови́н or вдови́чий)
- widow
Usage notes
- The forms вдова́ (vdová) (used after vowels) and удова́ (udová) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.
Declension
Declension of вдова́ (pers hard fem-form accent-d о-і)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | вдова́ vdová | вдо́ви vdóvy |
| genitive | вдови́ vdový | вдів vdiv |
| dative | вдові́ vdoví | вдо́вам vdóvam |
| accusative | вдову́ vdovú | вдів vdiv |
| instrumental | вдово́ю vdovóju | вдо́вами vdóvamy |
| locative | вдові́ vdoví | вдо́вах vdóvax |
| vocative | вдо́во vdóvo | вдо́ви vdóvy |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “вдова”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka