viúva.
widow (a woman whose husband has died)
Meaning & usage
widow (a woman whose husband has died)
white-headed marsh tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala), a passerine bird
fawn-breasted tanager (Pipraeidea melanonota), a passerine bird
parona leatherjacket (Parona signata), a fish
Amazon lily (Victoria amazonica), a water lily
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese viuva, from Vulgar Latin *viduva, from Classical Latin vidua (“widow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂. Displaced Old Portuguese collateral form viuda, from the same Classical Latin word.
inflection of viuvar: third-person singular present indicative
inflection of viuvar: second-person singular imperative
Where this word comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Try it on your idea.
viúva has 5 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.