Usage Note
Vedovo is the masculine form (widower); the feminine is vedova (widow). Both can also be used as adjectives (è rimasto vedovo = he was left a widower). The seed listed the gender as feminine, but vedovo is grammatically masculine; vedova is the feminine counterpart.
Examples
"È rimasto vedovo dopo trent'anni di matrimonio."
Natural Translation
He was left a widower after thirty years of marriage.
Literal Translation
He-is remained widower after thirty-years of marriage.
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