ovni

See also: OVNI, óvni, and -ovní

Catalan

Etymology

Acronym of objecte volador no identificat., a calque of English unidentified flying object.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈɔv.ni]

Noun

ovni m (plural ovnis)

1. UFO

Hyponyms

• platet volador

Further reading

• “ovni” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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French

Alternative forms

• OVNI

Etymology

Acronym of objet volant non identifié.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔv.ni/

Noun

ovni m (plural ovnis)

1. (initialism) UFO
2. a person or product that is surprising and difficult to classify

Derived terms

• ovniologue
• ovniologie

Further reading

• “ovni”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• ovin

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Galician

Etymology

Acronym of obxecto voador non identificado.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ovni m (plural ovnis)

1. UFO

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Portuguese

Noun

ovni m (plural ovnis)

1. Alternative spelling of óvni

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Spanish

Etymology

Acronym of objeto volador no identificado

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈobni/ [ˈoβ̞.ni]

Noun

ovni m (plural ovnis)

1. UFO

Further reading

• “ovni”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• vino