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ova.

roe (fish eggs)

3 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɔ.vɐ/Brazil/ˈɔ.vɐ/Portugal/ˈɔ.bɐ/Northern, Portugal[ˈɔ.βɐ]Northern, Portugal

  1. roe (fish eggs)

    feminine · plural-normally
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm Proto-Italic *ōw(j)om Classical Latin ōvum Vulgar Latin *ŏva Portuguese ova 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.

verb/ˈɔ.vɐ/Brazil/ˈɔ.vɐ/Portugal/ˈɔ.bɐ/Northern, Portugal[ˈɔ.βɐ]Northern, Portugal

  1. inflection of ovar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of ovar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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