ova

See also: öva, OVA, ovâ, and -ová

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ova, plural of ovum (“egg”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊvə

Noun

ova

1. (scientific term) plural of ovum

Anagrams

• AVO, OAV, VOA, avo

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Esperanto

Adjective

ova (accusative singular ovan, plural ovaj, accusative plural ovajn)

1. related or pertaining to eggs
2. (attributive) egg

Related terms

• ovo

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Italian

Noun

ova f

1. plural of ovo

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Japanese

Romanization

ova

1. Rōmaji transcription of おゔぁ
2. Rōmaji transcription of オヴァ

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Latin

Verb

ovā

1. first-person singular present active imperative of ovō

Noun

ōva n

1. nominative plural of ovum
2. accusative plural of ovum
3. vocative plural of ovum

References

• ova in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ōva, plural of ōvum (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm. Compare Spanish hueva.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil, Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.vɐ/
• Hyphenation: o‧va

Noun

ova f (plural ovas)

1. roe (fish egg)

Derived terms

• uma ova

See also

• caviar

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter) aua
• (Surmiran) ava

Etymology

From Latin aqua, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂. Compare French eau, Piedmontese eva.

Noun

ova f

1. (Puter) water

Derived terms

• ova da baiver
• ova minerela
• ova dal chüern, ova da la spina

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Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin ova, plural of ovum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.va/
• Hyphenation: ò‧va

Noun

ova f pl

1. plural of ovu; eggs.

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Spanish

Verb

ova

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of ovar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of ovar.
3. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of ovar.

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Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *oba (“cavity, valley”), which, according to the controversial Altaic hypothesis, is possibly derived from Proto-Altaic *i̯úbu (“to dig, hole”).

Noun

ova (definite accusative ovayı, plural ovalar)

1. plain, grassy plain, lowland

References

• *oba, *i̯úbu in Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003) Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill