cova

See also: Cova

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.və/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.bə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.va/

Noun

cova f (plural coves)

  1. cave

Franco-Provençal

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin coda.

Noun

cova f (plural coves)

  1. tail

Galician

Noun

cova f (plural covas)

  1. cave

Italian

Noun

cova f (plural cove)

  1. brooding

Derived terms

  • fare la cova (“to brood”)

Verb

cova

  1. third-person singular present of covare
  2. second-person singular imperative of covare

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cova, from Vulgar Latin *cova, from covus, alternative form of Latin cavus, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówHwos (“cavity”). Compare Spanish cueva.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.vɐ/
  • Hyphenation: co‧va

Noun

cova f (plural covas)

  1. hole, hollow, cavity
  2. cavern
  3. grave.

Derived terms

Adjective

cova

  1. Feminine singular of adjective covo.
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