Alternativa stavningar

  • (föråldrada ord) wyfe
  • (eye dialect) vife
  • (föråldrada ord) wyf

Uttal

  • UttalUS
  • UttalUK
  • Okänd accent:
Översättning
Substantiv
1.karı {f}
2.hanım
3.hatun
4.

Definitioner

Substantiv

  1. A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.
  2. The female of a pair of mated animals.

Exempel

  • My wife and I have decided to have a baby.
  • The Fisherman and His Wife
  • It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.
  • A new wife for the gander is introduced into the pen.

Böjningsformer

Pluralwives
Pluralwifes