wife

engleză

(English)

Etimologie

Din engleza medie wif, wiif, wyf, care provine din engleza veche wīf ("femeie, femelă") < proto-germanică *wīban ("femeie, soție").

Pronunție

• AFI: /waɪf/

Substantiv

wife, pl. wives

1. soție

   Have I introduced you to my wife Alice?

Sinonime

• partner, spouse, significant other, life-long partner, better half, (argou) little woman

Antonime

• husband

Cuvinte derivate

• alewife
• fishwife
• goodwife
• housewife
• huswife
• midwife
• seawife
• wifehood
• wifeless
• wifely
• wifey

Cuvinte compuse

• co-wife
• ex-wife
• old wife, old-wife, oldwife
• pudding-wife
• sister-wife
• trophy wife
• wife-beater
• spaewife

Expresii

• man and wife, I now declare you man and wife

Referințe

• Dictionary.com
• Wiktionary