English

Noun

ova

1. (scientific term) plural of ovum

Anagrams

• avo
• OAV
• VOA

Esperanto

Adjective

ova ‎(accusative singular ovan, plural ovaj, accusative plural ovajn)

1. related or pertaining to eggs
2. (attributive) egg

Related terms

• ovo

Italian

Noun

ova f

1. plural of ovo

Latin

Verb

ovā

1. first-person singular present active imperative of ovō

Noun

ōva n

1. nominative plural of ovum
2. accusative plural of ovum
3. vocative plural of ovum

References

• OVA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ōva, plural of ōvum ‎(“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm. Compare Spanish hueva.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil, Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.vɐ/
• Hyphenation: o‧va

Noun

ova f (plural ovas)

1. roe (fish egg)

Derived terms

• uma ova

See also

• caviar

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter) aua
• (Surmiran) ava

Etymology

From Latin aqua, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂.

Noun

ova f

1. (Puter) water

Derived terms

• ova da baiver
• ova minerela
• ova dal chüern, ova da la spina

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin ova, plural of ovum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.va/
• Hyphenation: ò‧va

Noun

ova f pl

1. plural of ovu; eggs.

Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *oba ‎(“cavity, valley”), which, according to the controversial Altaic hypothesis, is possibly derived from Proto-Altaic *i̯úbu ‎(“to dig, hole”).

Noun

ova ‎(definite accusative ovayı, plural ovalar)

1. plain, grassy plain, lowland

References

• *oba, *i̯úbu in Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003) Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill