ova
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -əʊvə
Noun
ova
- (scientific term) plural of ovum
Anagrams
Esperanto
Adjective
ova (accusative singular ovan, plural ovaj, accusative plural ovajn)
Related terms
Italian
Noun
ova f
- plural of ovo
Japanese
Romanization
ova
Latin
Verb
ovā
- first-person singular present active imperative of ovō
Noun
ōva n
References
- ova in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin ōva, plural of ōvum (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm. Compare Spanish hueva.
Pronunciation
Noun
ova f (plural ovas)
- roe (fish egg)
Derived terms
See also
Romansch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin aqua, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂. Compare French eau, Piedmontese eva.
Noun
ova f
Derived terms
Sicilian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔ.va/
- Hyphenation: ò‧va
Noun
ova f pl
Spanish
Verb
ova
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of ovar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of ovar.
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of ovar.
Turkish
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *oba (“cavity, valley”), which, according to the controversial Altaic hypothesis, is possibly derived from Proto-Altaic *i̯úbu (“to dig, hole”).
Noun
References
- *oba, *i̯úbu in Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003) Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
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