| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈwɪdəʊ̯/ |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑢𐑦𐑛𐑴 |
| Plural | widows |
| Afrikaans | weduwee |
|---|---|
| Catalan | vídua |
| Czech | vdova |
| Danish | enke; enkefrue |
| Dutch | weduwe |
| English (Old English) | widuwe |
| Esperanto | vidvino |
| Finnish | leskirouva |
| French | veuve |
| German | Witwe |
| Greek | χύρα |
| Hawaiian | wahine kāne make |
| Icelandic | ekkja |
| Latin | vidua |
| Luxemburgish | Wittfra |
| Norwegian | enke |
| Papiamento | biuda |
| Portuguese | viúva |
| Russian | вдова |
| Saterland Frisian | Wiedewieuw |
| Scots | weedae |
| Spanish | viuda |
| Swahili | mjane |
| Swedish | änka |
| Thai | แม่ม่าย |
| Turkish | dul |
| Welsh | gweddw |
| West Frisian | widdo |