volva

See also: völva, vǫlva, and vølva

English

(Caesar's mushroom) with prominent volva

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin volva.

Noun

volva (plural volvas or volvae)

1. A cup-shaped mass at the base of various fungi.

Etymology 2

Noun

volva (plural volvas)

1. Alternative form of völva

References

• teknowledge.com
• palomar.edt
• American Heritage Dictionary

Anagrams

• Valvo

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɔl.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈvɔl.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈvɔl.va]

Noun

volva f (plural volves)

1. speck, flake (of snow)
   • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 12, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

     Els focus no mostraven res més que volves de neu que queien del cel en espiral.

     The light beams showed nothing but snowflakes spiraling down from the sky.

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Galician

Verb

volva

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of volver
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of volver

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔl.va/, [ˈvɔl̺vä]
• Rhymes: -ɔlva
• Hyphenation: vòl‧va

Etymology 1

From Latin volva, alternative form of vulva.

Noun

volva f (plural volve)

1. volva (cup-shaped mass at the base of various fungi)

Related terms

• vulva

See also

• fungo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

volva

1. inflection of volvere:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

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Portuguese

Verb

volva

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of volver
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of volver
3. third-person singular imperative of volver