ovella

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *ovicla, from Latin ovicula, diminutive of ovis (“sheep”), from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Compare Occitan oelha, Spanish oveja, Portuguese ovelha, French ouaille.

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /oˈvə.ʎə/

(Central) IPA^(key): /uˈbɛ.ʎə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /oˈve.ʎa/

Noun

ovella f (plural ovelles)

sheep

Related terms

oveller

Further reading

“ovella” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Finnish

Noun

ovella

Adessive singular form of ovi.

Anagrams

velloa

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese ovella, from Vulgar Latin *ovicla, from Latin ovicula, diminutive of ovis (“sheep”), from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Compare Spanish oveja, Portuguese ovelha, French ouaille.

Noun

ovella f (plural ovellas)

sheep

See also

cordeiro

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