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