Synonym: guidwife
| Pronunciation | /wəɪ̯f/ |
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| Part of speech | common noun |
| Hyphenation | wife |
| Plural | wifes |
| Afrikaans | vrou; eggenoot |
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| Albanian | grua |
| Catalan | dona; esposa; muller |
| Czech | manželka; žena |
| Danish | ægtefælle; hustru; kone |
| Dutch | echtgenote; vrouw |
| English | wife |
| English (Old English) | wif |
| Esperanto | edzino |
| Faeroese | ektakona; kona |
| French | épouse; femme |
| German | Frau; Gemahlin; Gattin; Ehefrau |
| Greek | γυναίκα; σύζυγος |
| Hawaiian | wahine |
| Hungarian | feleség |
| Icelandic | eiginkona; kona |
| Italian | moglie |
| Jamaican Patois | waif |
| Latin | uxor; mulier; femina |
| Luxemburgish | Fra |
| Malay | isteri; istri |
| Norwegian | hustru; kone; ektefelle |
| Papiamento | esposa; señora |
| Polish | żona |
| Portuguese | esposa; mulher |
| Romanian | soție |
| Russian | жена; супруга |
| Saterland Frisian | Moanske |
| Scottish Gaelic | bean; bean phòsta |
| Spanish | esposa; mujer |
| Sranan | wefi; frow |
| Swahili | mke |
| Swedish | hustru; maka; äkta maka; fru |
| Thai | ภรรยา; เมีย |
| Turkish | avrat; eş; karı |
| West Frisian | frou; wiif |
| Yiddish | װײַב; פֿרױ |