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Old Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin ovicula, diminutive of Latin ovis.
Noun
oveylla f
- sheep
Descendants
- Catalan: ovella, oveia, auvella, ouvella, auveia, auvea, aovella, uella, güella, auella, avolla, avoia, voia (from Vulgar Latin *ovuc(u)la)
References
- “ovella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.