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ovu

See also: ọvụ

Fala

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ovo.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈobu/
    • Rhymes: -obu
    • Syllabification: o‧vu

    Noun

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    ovu m (plural ovus)

    1. egg

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    References

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    • Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

    Guinea-Bissau Creole

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    Etymology

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      From Portuguese ovo. Cognate with Kabuverdianu ovu.

      Noun

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      ovu

      1. egg

      Kabuverdianu

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      Etymology

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        From Portuguese ovo.

        Noun

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        ovu

        1. egg

        Sardinian

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        Noun

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        ovu m (plural ovos) (Nuorese)

        1. alternative form of ou (“egg”)

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        • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1132: “l'uovo guasto” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it

        Serbo-Croatian

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        Pronoun

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        òvū

        1. feminine accusative singular of ovaj

        Sicilian

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        Alternative forms

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        Etymology

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          Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ŏvum, from Classical Latin ōvum n. Cognate with Occitan uòu, Old Galician-Portuguese ovo , Catalan ou, Italian uovo, Aromanian and Romanian ou.

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          Noun

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          ovu m (plural ova)

          1. (zoology, countable) An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, reptiles, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development.
          2. (countable, uncountable) The egg of a domestic fowl (especially a hen) or its contents, used as food.
            Fìcimu nu beḍḍu pisci d'ovu cu tri ova.
            We made a big omelette with three eggs.
            U massaru mi vulìa dunari na para di ova frischi, ma ci dissi ca sugnu allèrgicu a l'ova.
            The farmer offered me some fresh eggs, but I told him I was allergic to egg.
          3. (biology, countable) The female primary cell, the ovum.
          4. Anything shaped like an egg, such as an Easter egg or a chocolate egg.

          Usage notes

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          • The plural l'ova reflects a continuation of the Latin plural with /-a/, like many other Sicilian and Old Italian words. E.g.: u libbru (m. s.), i libbra (m. p.).
          • These nouns, in Italian, are all (perceived and) declined as feminine plurals, even though they were masculine in the singular. Compare Italian le uova.

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          Swahili

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          Pronunciation

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          • Audio (Kenya):(file)

          Adjective

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          -ovu (declinable)

          1. evil
            jicho ovu ― evil eye
            mduara ovu ― vicious cycle
            • 1952, Biblio [Swahili Union Version Bible], United Bible Societies, Waefeso 4:29:
              Neno lo lote lililo ovu lisitoke vinywani mwenu, […]
              Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, […]

          Inflection

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          The only forms used are class 1 mwovu and class 2 waovu.

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