widowerhood en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English widower Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English widowerhood From widower + -hood.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state or period of being a widower.
The poor General was in despair! To fall in love at fifty-five, and with such vehemence, is indeed a misfortune! And add to that his widowerhood, his children, his ruined property, his debts, and the woman with whom he had fallen in love! Though Mlle.
1867, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, chapter III, in The Gambler, translated by C. J. Hogarth^(https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Gambler_(1867)/III):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| widowerhoods | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
widowhood · widowed · widow · widower
Translations (10)
ga baintreachas (The period of being a widower) · fr veuvage (The period of being a widower) · hu özvegység (The period of being a widower) · sw ujane (The period of being a widower) · fi leskeys (The period of being a widower) · pt viuvez (The period of being a widower) · pl wdowieństwo (The period of being a widower) · de Witwertum (The period of being a widower) · mi pouarutanga (The period of being a widower) · el χηρεία (The period of being a widower)