овца

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ovьca, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éwis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ofˈt͡sa/

Noun

овца • (ovcá) f (masculine овен)

1. a sheep (usually a female one), a ewe

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Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ovьca, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éwis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔft͡sa/

Noun

овца • (ovca) f

1. sheep (mammal)
2. an insult for a naive, foolish person

Inflection

Declension of овца

	singular	plural
indefinite	овца	овци
definite unspecified	овцата	овците
definite proximal	овцава	овциве
definite distal	овцана	овцине
vocative	овцо	овци

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Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ovьca, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éwis, whence English ewe and ovine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐfˈt͡sa]

• Audio:

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Noun

овца́ • (ovcá) f anim (genitive овцы́, nominative plural о́вцы, genitive plural ове́ц)

1. sheep
2. ewe
3. (derogatory, informal) cow (a stupid woman)

Declension

Declension of овца́ (anim fem-form ц-stem accent-d irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	овца́ ovcá	о́вцы óvcy
genitive	овцы́ ovcý	ове́ц△ ovéc△
dative	овце́ ovcé	о́вцам óvcam
accusative	овцу́ ovcú	ове́ц△ ovéc△
instrumental	овцо́й, овцо́ю ovcój, ovcóju	о́вцами óvcami
prepositional	овце́ ovcé	о́вцах óvcax

^△ Irregular.

Pre-reform declension of овца́ (anim fem-form ц-stem accent-d irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	овца́ ovcá	о́вцы óvcy
genitive	овцы́ ovcý	ове́цъ△ ovéc△
dative	овцѣ́ ovcě́	о́вцамъ óvcam
accusative	овцу́ ovcú	ове́цъ△ ovéc△
instrumental	овцо́й, овцо́ю ovcój, ovcóju	о́вцами óvcami
prepositional	овцѣ́ ovcě́	о́вцахъ óvcax

^△ Irregular.

Related terms

• ове́чий (ovéčij)
• овча́р (ovčár)
• овча́рка (ovčárka)
• овчи́на (ovčína)

See also

• а́гнец (ágnec)
• бара́н (barán)
• ягнёнок (jagnjónok)
• я́рка (járka)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ovьca, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éwis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǒːʋtsa/
• Hyphenation: ов‧ца

Noun

о́вца f (Latin spelling óvca)

1. sheep (mammal)

Declension

Declension of овца

	singular	plural
nominative	о́вца	о̑вце
genitive	овце	ова́ца̄
dative	овци	овцама
accusative	овцу	овце
vocative	овцо	овце
locative	овци	овцама
instrumental	овцом	овцама

Related terms

• о́ван

References

• “овца”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024