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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish wdowa, from Proto-Slavic *vьdova, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvdɔ.va/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔva
  • Syllabification: wdo‧wa

Noun

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wdowa f (male equivalent wdowiec)

  1. widow (woman whose spouse has died)
  2. any spider of the genus Latrodectus; widow spider
  3. (typography) widow
    Synonym: bękart

Declension

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adjective
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Further reading

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  • wdowa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wdowa in Polish dictionaries at PWN