ovum

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From Latin ōvum (egg).

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Singular
ovum

Plural
ova

ovum (plural ova)

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

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[edit] Latin

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ōva gallīnārum (hens' eggs).

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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).

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ōvum (genitive ōvī); n, second declension

  1. egg

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

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