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English
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Etymology
Probably an aphetic form of above. Alternatively, this word may continues Middle English bove, boven, from Old English bufan, from Proto-West Germanic *biobanā, from *bi (“by”) + *ufanā (“from above”). Compare West Frisian boppe, Dutch boven and Low German baven, boven.
Pronunciation
Preposition
bove
- (now colloquial or dialectal) Above.
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Danish
Pronunciation
Noun
bove c
- indefinite plural of bov
Interlingua
Noun
bove (plural boves)
- ox (castrated male bovine, any male bovine)
Italian
Etymology
From Latin bovem. Doublet of bue.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.ve/
- Rhymes: -ɔve
- Hyphenation: bò‧ve
Noun
bove m (plural bovi)
- ox
- Synonym: bue
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Latin
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Noun
bove
- ablative singular of bōs