In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female, for example:
The noun for a male whose spouse had died is widower.
The noun for a female whose spouse had died is widow.
Masculine
a widower is translated 'un veuf' in French. This is a masculine noun.
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female, for example:The noun for a male whose spouse had died is widower.The noun for a female whose spouse had died is widow.
The feminine noun for "widower" is "widow." A widow refers to a woman whose spouse has died and who has not remarried. The terms are often used to describe the respective gendered experiences of losing a partner.
A widow is a female.A widower is a male.
The feminine counterpart of "widow" is "widower," which refers specifically to a woman whose spouse has died. However, it's important to note that "widow" itself is already a feminine term. If you are looking for a term specifically for a man who has lost his wife, that would be "widower."
It is a widow (female).
The noun widower is a gender specific noun for a male.
The word widower is the male counterpart of widow. The pronoun that takes the place of the singular noun 'widower' is he.
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female. The noun widow is a word for a female; the noun widower is a word for a male.
A widower is a male, who has lost his (deceased) wife.A widow is a female.
The proper spelling is widowed (a spouse has died).