viudez
Spanish
Etymology
From viudo, viuda + -ez.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bjuˈdeθ/ [bjuˈð̞eθ] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /bjuˈdes/ [bjuˈð̞es] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -eθ (Spain)
- Rhymes: -es (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: viu‧dez
Noun
viudez f (uncountable)
- widowhood/widowerhood; the state of being a widow or widower
- Synonym: viudedad
Further reading
- “viudez”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024