ovca
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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ovьca, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *áwis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.
Pronunciation
Noun
óvca f (Cyrillic spelling о́вца)
Declension
Declension of ovca
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | óvca | ȏvce |
| genitive | óvcē | ovácā |
| dative | óvci | óvcama / òvcama |
| accusative | óvcu | ȏvce |
| vocative | ȏvco | ȏvce |
| locative | óvci | óvcama / òvcama |
| instrumental | óvcōm | óvcama / òvcama |
Related terms
Further reading
- “ovca” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ovьca, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *áwis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.
Pronunciation
Noun
ovca f (genitive singular ovce, nominative plural ovce, genitive plural oviec, declension pattern of ulica)
Declension
Declension of ovca
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ovca”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ovьca, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *áwis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.
Pronunciation
Noun
óvca f
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | ôvca | ||
| gen. sing. | ôvce | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
ôvca | ôvci | ôvce |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
ôvce | ôvc | ôvc |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
ôvci | ôvcama | ôvcam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
ôvco | ôvci | ôvce |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
ôvci | ôvcah | ôvcah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
ôvco | ôvcama | ôvcami |
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Feminine, a-stem, long mixed accent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | ôvca | ||
| gen. sing. | ovcé | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
ôvca | ovcé | ovcé |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
ovcé | ovác | ovác |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
ôvci | ovcáma | ovcàm |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
ovcó | ovcé | ovcé |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
ôvci | ovcàh | ovcàh |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
ovcó | ovcáma | ovcámi |
Further reading
- “ovca”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “ovca”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references