how to pronounce вдова

/vdɐˈva/

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вдова is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of вдова in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… концертах и из экшенах вдова культуры ты …”

meanings of вдова

noun:

Widow.

вдова frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word вдова occurs in russian on average 3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.