ova

See also: öva, OVA, ovâ, and -ová

English

Etymology

Latin plural of ovum (“egg”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊvə

Noun

ova

1. (scientific term) plural form of ovum

Anagrams

• avo
• OAV
• VOA

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Adjective

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

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

Related terms

• ovo

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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

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ōva, from ōvum (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.va/, /ˈɔ.vɐ/

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.

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ova f pl

1. plural form of ovu; eggs.

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اووه (ova), from *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 Sergei Starostin, Vladimir Dybo, Oleg Mudrak (2003), Etymological Dictionary of the Altaic Languages, Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers