veuve

French

Etymology

From Old French vaüve, veve, vedve, from Vulgar Latin *viduva, from Latin vidua, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vœv/

• audio

  (file)

Noun

veuve f (plural veuves, masculine veuf)

1. widow

Synonyms

• v^e

Related terms

• veuf
• veuvage

Further reading

• “veuve” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French vauve, veve, vedve, from Vulgar Latin *viduva, from Latin vidua, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂.

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”)