weduwee

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch weduwe, from Middle Dutch weduwe, Old Dutch *widuwa, from Proto-West Germanic *widuwā, from Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”). The second reduced syllable was provided with a secondary stress in Afrikaans; compare skaduwee. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈviə̯dyˌviə̯/, /-də-/ === Noun === weduwee (plural weduwees, diminutive weduweetjie, masculine wewenaar) widow, surviving wife, dowager relict ==== Derived terms ====