viudo

== Asturian == === Adjective === viudo neuter of viudu == Catalan == === Etymology === Masculine formed on the basis of the feminine viuda. Cf. Latin viduus, and the Catalan vidu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [ˈbiw.ðu] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈviw.ðo] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˈbiw.ðo] === Adjective === viudo (feminine viuda, masculine plural viudos, feminine plural viudes) alternative form of vidu === Noun === viudo m (plural viudos, feminine viuda, feminine plural viudes) alternative form of vidu ==== Further reading ==== “viudo”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish viudo (“widower”) === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: viu‧do === Noun === viudo (feminine viuda) widower == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin viduus (“widowed”), probably modeled on the feminine form viuda, which predated it. It may have been altered from an Old Spanish form vidu (itself a learned borrowing from Latin) due to influence from the feminine; a naturally inherited form would be viso, which was attested once in isolation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbjudo/ [ˈbju.ð̞o] Rhymes: -udo Syllabification: viu‧do === Adjective === viudo (feminine viuda, masculine plural viudos, feminine plural viudas) widowed dowager (in the feminine) === Noun === viudo m (plural viudos, feminine viuda, feminine plural viudas) widower, widow (botany) Sixalix atropurpurea, syn. Scabiosa atropurpurea (mourning bride, mourning widow, sweet scabious) ==== Related terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== “viudo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === References ===