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 (Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, English egg) and Old English ǣġ (obsolete English ey).

[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