ovelha

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ovelha

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ovella, from Vulgar Latin *ovicla, from Latin ovicula (“little sheep”), diminutive of ovis (“sheep”), from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis or *h₃éwis (“sheep”). Compare Galician ovella, Mirandese oubeilha, Spanish oveja, Catalan ovella, Occitan oelha, and French ouaille.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: o‧ve‧lha

Noun

ovelha f (plural ovelhas)

  1. a female sheep; a ewe
    Antonym: carneiro
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