veuve

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French vaüve, veve, vedve, from Vulgar Latin *viduva, from Latin vidua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vœv/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

veuve f (plural veuves, masculine veuf)

1. widow

   Alternative form: vᵉ

Derived terms

• veuve noire

Related terms

• veuf
• veuvage

Further reading

• “veuve”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

From Old French vauve, veve, vedve, from Vulgar Latin *viduva, from Latin vidua.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Jersey):

  (file)

Noun

veuve f (plural veuves)

1. (Jersey) widow

Synonyms

• dêdgèrpie

Coordinate terms

• (gender): veuvyi

Derived terms

• hèrbe des veuves (“autumn crocus”)