"Witwe" meaning in German

See Witwe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈvɪtvə/, [ˈvɪtʋə], [ˈʋɪtʋə], /ˈvɪtfə/ Audio: De-Witwe.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German witewe, from Old High German wituwa, from Proto-West Germanic *widuwā, from Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”). Germanic cognates include Dutch weduwe, Old Saxon widowa, Old English widuwe, whence English widow, which see. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|witewe}} Middle High German witewe, {{inh|de|goh|wituwa}} Old High German wituwa, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*widuwā}} Proto-West Germanic *widuwā, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*widuwǭ}} Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ, {{inh|de|ine-pro|*h₁widʰéwh₂||widow}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”), {{cog|nl|weduwe}} Dutch weduwe, {{cog|osx|widowa}} Old Saxon widowa, {{cog|ang|widuwe}} Old English widuwe, {{cog|en|widow}} English widow Head templates: {{de-noun|f|m=er}} Witwe f (genitive Witwe, plural Witwen, masculine Witwer) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Witwe [genitive], Witwen [plural], Witwer [masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], Witwe [nominative, singular], Witwen [definite, nominative, plural], Witwe [genitive, singular], Witwen [definite, genitive, plural], Witwe [dative, singular], Witwen [dative, definite, plural], Witwe [accusative, singular], Witwen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. widow Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Female people Synonyms: Verwitwete, Wwe. [abbreviation], Witfrau (english: chiefly south-western), Wittib (english: chiefly south-eastern; both now archaic)
    Sense id: en-Witwe-de-noun-KEWQzwMR Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Derived forms: Dreifachwitwe, Dreifach-Witwe, Fünffachwitwe, Fünffach-Witwe, Fußballwitwe, Fussballwitwe, Golfwitwe, Kaiserwitwe, Kaiserinwitwe, Königswitwe, Königinwitwe, Strohwitwe, grüne Witwe, Schwarze Witwe, Vierfachwitwe, Vierfach-Witwe, verwitwen, Verwitwen, Verwitwung, Witwenmacher, Witwenrente, Witwenschaft, Witwenstand, Witwentröster, Witwentum, Zweifachwitwe, Zweifach-Witwe Related terms: verwitwern, Verwitwern, Verwitwerung, verwitwet, Verwitweter, Witiber, Witmann, Wittiber, Witwerrente, Witwerschaft, Witwer sein, Witwersein, Witwerstand, Witwertum, Witwer werden, Witwerwerden

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