bove

== English == === Alternative forms === 'bove === Etymology === Probably an apheretic form of above. Alternatively, this word may continue Middle English bove, boven, from Old English bufan, from Proto-West Germanic *biobanā, from *bi (“by”) + *ufanā (“from above”). Compare West Frisian boppe, Dutch boven and Low German baven, boven. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʌv/ === Preposition === bove (now colloquial or dialectal) Above. === Anagrams === EBOV == Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔvə/, [ˈb̥ɒːʊ] Homophone: borge === Noun === bove c indefinite plural of bov == Interlingua == === Noun === bove (plural boves) ox (castrated male bovine, any male bovine) == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin bovem. Doublet of bue. Cognate with Sicilian voi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.ve/ Rhymes: -ɔve Hyphenation: bò‧ve === Noun === bove m (plural bovi) ox Synonym: bue ==== Related terms ==== bovino === Anagrams === bevo == Latin == === Alternative forms === bovīd (rare) === Noun === bove ablative singular of bōs