ova
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from Latin ova, plural of ovum (“egg”).
==== Pronunciation ====
Rhymes: -əʊvə
==== Noun ====
ova
(scientific term) plural of ovum
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Preposition ====
ova
(nonstandard, dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of over.
=== Anagrams ===
VOA, OAV, AVO, AoV, AOV, avo
== Azerbaijani ==
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Noun ===
ova (definite accusative ovanı, plural ovalar)
plain (an expanse of land with relatively low relief)
Synonyms: düzənlik, düzəngah, düzən, ovalıq
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “ova”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language][2] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 3, Baku: Şərq-Qərb
== Esperanto ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈova/
Rhymes: -ova
Syllabification: o‧va
=== Adjective ===
ova (accusative singular ovan, plural ovaj, accusative plural ovajn)
related or pertaining to eggs
(attributive) egg
==== Related terms ====
ovo
== Italian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈɔ.va/
Rhymes: -ɔva
Hyphenation: ò‧va
=== Noun ===
ova f
plural of ovo m
=== Anagrams ===
-avo, avo
== Japanese ==
=== Romanization ===
ova
Rōmaji transcription of おゔぁ
Rōmaji transcription of オヴァ
== Latin ==
=== Pronunciation ===
ovā:
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɔ.waː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɔː.va]
ōva:
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈoː.wa]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɔː.va]
=== Verb ===
ovā
second-person singular present active imperative of ovō
=== Noun ===
ōva n
nominative/accusative/vocative plural of ōvum
=== References ===
"ova", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
== Neapolitan ==
=== Noun ===
ova
plural of uovo (“egg”)
== Nigerian Pidgin ==
=== Etymology ===
From English over.
=== Preposition ===
ova
over
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: o‧va
=== Etymology 1 ===
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ŏva f sg (“roe”), from Latin ōva n pl (“eggs”). Doublet of ovo (“egg”), from the Latin singular ōvum. Compare Spanish hueva.
==== Noun ====
ova f (plural ovas)
(usually in the plural) roe (fish eggs)
===== Derived terms =====
uma ova
==== See also ====
caviar
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Verb ====
ova
inflection of ovar:
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
=== Further reading ===
“ova”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“ova”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Romansch ==
=== Alternative forms ===
aua (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter)
ava (Surmiran)
=== Etymology ===
From Latin aqua, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂. Compare French eau, Piedmontese eva.
=== Noun ===
ova f
(Puter) water
==== Derived terms ====
ova da baiver
ova minerela
ova dal chüern, ova da la spina
== Serbo-Croatian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ǒʋaː/
=== Pronoun ===
òvā ? (Cyrillic spelling о̀ва̄)
feminine nominative singular of ovaj
neuter nominative plural of ovaj
neuter accusative plural of ovaj
== Sicilian ==
=== Etymology ===
Plural of Sicilian ovu; ultimately from Latin ova, after the vulgarization of ovum.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈɔ.va/, [ˈɔ.βa]
Hyphenation: ò‧va
=== Noun ===
ova m pl
plural of ovu m; eggs.
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈoba/ [ˈo.β̞a]
Rhymes: -oba
Syllabification: o‧va
=== Verb ===
ova
inflection of ovar:
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
== Turkish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Ottoman Turkish اوا, from Proto-Turkic *oba (“cavity, valley”).
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: o‧va
=== Noun ===
ova (definite accusative ovayı, plural ovalar)
plain, grassy plain, lowland
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
ovalık
=== Further reading ===
“ova”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “ova”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı