ovar

ovar n (uncountable)

1. (law) Initialism of ontslag van alle rechtsvervolging (“dismissal of criminal charges”).

From Proto-West Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic *uber.

ovar

1. over

ovar

1. over

From ovo +‎ -ar, possibly corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *ōvāre, from Latin ōvum.

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• Homophone: Ovar
• Hyphenation: o‧var

ovar (first-person singular present ovo, first-person singular preterite ovei, past participle ovado)

1. to lay eggs

Borrowed from Latin ovarium or French ovaire.

ovar n (plural ovare)

1. ovary

From Latin ovum (“egg”). Equivalent to ovo (“egg-shaped decoration”) +‎ -ar. Possibly corresponds to a Vulgar Latin *ōvāre, from Latin ōvum.

• IPA^(key): /oˈbaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: o‧var

ovar (first-person singular present ovo, first-person singular preterite ové, past participle ovado)

1. to lay eggs

• “ovar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10