oveja

== Ladino == === Etymology === From Old Spanish oueja, from Latin ovicula (“little sheep”), diminutive of ovis (“sheep”), from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. === Noun === oveja f ewe, sheep == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish oueja, from Latin ovicula (“little sheep”), diminutive of ovis (“sheep”), from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Compare Portuguese ovelha, Russian овца (ovca) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈbexa/ [oˈβ̞e.xa] Rhymes: -exa Syllabification: o‧ve‧ja === Noun === oveja f (plural ovejas) sheep Synonym: carnero ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Quechua: uwija === Further reading === “oveja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025