ovate

English

Etymology

Latin ovatus

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈəʊveɪt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈoʊveɪt/
Ovate leaf form

Adjective

ovate (comparative more ovate, superlative most ovate)

  1. Shaped like an egg.
  2. (botany, of leaves) With the broadest extremity near the base.

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Translations

Latin

Etymology 1

Inflected form of ovātus, perfect passive participle of ovō (“rejoice, applaud”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /oˈwaː.te/, [ɔˈwaː.tɛ]

Participle

ovāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of ovātus

Etymology 2

Inflected form of ōvātus, from ōvum (“egg”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /oːˈwaː.te/, [oːˈwaː.tɛ]

Adjective

ōvāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of ōvātus
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