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ovella.

sheep

6 characters3 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[uˈβe̞.ʎə]Northern[oˈvə.ʎə]Balearic[uˈβɛ.ʎə]Central[oˈve.ʎa]Valencia
  1. sheep

    feminine
  2. ewe

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Catalan oveylla, from Latin ovicula, diminutive of ovis, from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Compare Occitan oelha. The initial diphthong in numerous regional variants reflects contamination from preceding determiners with final /-a/, as in una ovella > un' auvella.

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