cova

== Catalan == === Etymology 1 === From Vulgar Latin *cova, itself an alteration of Late Latin cava (or of a Vulgar Latin *covum, *covus), from Latin cavus. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈko̞.βə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈkɔ.və] IPA(key): (Central) [ˈkɔ.βə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈkɔ.va] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˈkɔ.βa] ==== Noun ==== cova f (plural coves) cave ===== Related terms ===== cava ==== Further reading ==== Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “cova”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) “cova”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “cova”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈku.βə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈko.və] IPA(key): (Central) [ˈko.βə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈko.va] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˈko.βa] ==== Verb ==== cova inflection of covar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Franco-Provençal == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin cōda. === Noun === cova f (plural coves) (ORB, broad) tail === References === queue in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca cova in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese cova (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria). Either from an archaic Latin *covus, Classical cavus (or variant of a Late Latin cava, from cavum), or from Vulgar Latin covus (“hollow of the hand”), or from a substrate; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówHwos (“cavity”). Cognate with Portuguese cova and Spanish cueva. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɔβa̝/ === Noun === cova f (plural covas) cave; cavern; grotto Synonyms: cafurna, caverna, covo, espenuca, furna, gruta, pala grave Synonyms: burata, tumba cave or hole in a surface Synonym: coviña den Synonyms: tobo, toco ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === cova feminine singular of covo ==== Derived terms ==== Vilacova === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “cova”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “cova”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cova”, 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), “cova”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cova”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈko.va/ Rhymes: -ova Hyphenation: có‧va === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== cova f (plural cove) brooding fare la cova ― to brood === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== cova inflection of covare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Anagrams === cavo, cavò, vaco, vacò, voca == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese cova, from Vulgar Latin *cova, from covus, alternative form of Latin cavus (or from a variant of Late Latin cava, from cavum, cavus), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówHwos (“cavity”). Compare Spanish cueva. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: co‧va === Noun === cova f (plural covas) hole, hollow, cavity cavern grave ==== Derived terms ==== coveiro === Adjective === cova feminine singular of covo === Further reading === “cova”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cova”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026