ovella
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Ovella
Catalan
Alternative forms
- oveia, auvella, ouvella, auveia, auvea, aovella, uella, güella, auella
- avolla, avoia, voia (from Vulgar Latin *ovuc(u)la)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan oveylla, from Latin ovicula, diminutive of ovis, from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Compare Occitan oelha. The initial diphthong in numerous regional variants reflects contamination from preceding determiners with final /-a/, as in una ovella > un' auvella.
Pronunciation
Noun
ovella f (plural ovelles)
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References
- “ovella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- Petit Atles Lingüístic del Domini Català 6 'ovella'
Further reading
- “ovella” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “ovella”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “ovella” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Fala
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ovella, from Latin ovicula.
Pronunciation
Noun
ovella f (plural ovellas)
References
- Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN
Finnish
Noun
ovella
Anagrams
Galician
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Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese ovella, from Latin ovicula, diminutive of ovis, from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Compare Portuguese ovelha, Spanish oveja.
Pronunciation
Noun
ovella f (plural ovellas)
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See also
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ovella”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “ovella”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ovella”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ovella”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ovella”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN