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English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin ova, plural of ovum (“egg”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ova
- (scientific term) plural of ovum
Etymology 2
Preposition
ova
- (nonstandard, dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of over.
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Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
Noun
ova (definite accusative ovanı, plural ovalar)
- plain (an expanse of land with relatively low relief)
- Synonyms: düzənlik, düzəngah, düzən, ovalıq
Declension
Further reading
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Adjective
ova (accusative singular ovan, plural ovaj, accusative plural ovajn)
- related or pertaining to eggs
- (attributive) egg
Related terms
Italian
Noun
ova f
- plural of ovo
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Japanese
Romanization
ova
- Rōmaji transcription of おゔぁ
- Rōmaji transcription of オヴァ
Latin
Pronunciation
Verb
ovā
- second-person singular present active imperative of ovō
Noun
ōva n
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of ōvum
References
Neapolitan
Noun
ova
- plural of uovo (“egg”)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ŏva f sg (“roe”), from Latin ōva n pl (“eggs”). Doublet of ovo (“egg”), from the Latin singular ōvum. Compare Spanish hueva.
Noun
ova f (plural ovas)
- roe (fish eggs)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
Verb
ova
- inflection of ovar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Romansch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin aqua, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂. Compare French eau, Piedmontese eva.
Noun
ova f
- (Puter) water
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Pronoun
òvā (Cyrillic spelling о̀ва̄)
- feminine nominative singular of ovaj
- neuter nominative plural of ovaj
- neuter accusative plural of ovaj
Sicilian
Etymology
From Latin ova, plural of ovum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔ.va/
- Hyphenation: ò‧va
Noun
ova f pl
- plural of ovu; eggs.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoba/
- Rhymes: -oba
- Syllabification: o‧va
Verb
ova
- inflection of ovar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish اوا, from Proto-Turkic *oba (“cavity, valley”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ova (definite accusative ovayı, plural ovalar)
- plain, grassy plain, lowland
Derived terms