ovum

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Hypernyms 1.2.3 Coordinate terms 1.2.4 Related terms 1.2.5 Translations 1.3 See also 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Inflection 2.3.2 Derived terms 2.3.3 Descendants

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin ōvum (“‘egg’”).

[edit] Noun

ovum (plural ova)

1. (cytology) The female gamete in animals; the egg cell.

[edit] Synonyms

• megagamete

[edit] Hypernyms

• gamete

[edit] Coordinate terms

• spermatozoon

[edit] Related terms

oval Ovaltine ovary ovate

oviparous ovo-lacto-vegetarian ovoid ovulate

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• oocyte

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[edit] Latin

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[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“‘egg’”), likely a derivative of *h₂éwis (“‘bird’”) (whence also Latin avis (“‘bird’”)). Cognates include Ancient Greek ᾠόν (ōión), Old Church Slavonic аицє (aice), Persian خایه (ḵẖāya), Old Norse egg and Old English ǣġ (English egg).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈoː.wum/

[edit] Noun

ōvum (genitive ōvī); n, second declension

1. egg

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	ōvum	ōva
genitive	ōvī	ōvōrum
dative	ōvō	ōvīs
accusative	ōvum	ōva
ablative	ōvō	ōvīs
vocative	ōvum	ōva

[edit] Derived terms

• ōvātus
• ōvicō
• ōviparus

[edit] Descendants

Catalan: ou English ovum Esperanto: ovo French: œuf Galician: ovo Ido: ovo

Interlingua: ovo Italian: uovo Portuguese: ovo Romanian: ou Sicilian: ovu Spanish: huevo