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vedovo

widower

noun VEH-doh-voh Rare

Origin: Latin viduus (bereft)

Usage Note

Vedovo is the masculine form (widower); the feminine is vedova (widow). Both can also be used as adjectives (è rimasto vedovo = he was left a widower). The seed listed the gender as feminine, but vedovo is grammatically masculine; vedova is the feminine counterpart.

Examples

"È rimasto vedovo dopo trent'anni di matrimonio."

Natural Translation

He was left a widower after thirty years of marriage.

Literal Translation

He-is remained widower after thirty-years of marriage.

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