oveya

Asturian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [oˈbeɟa]

Noun

oveya f (plural oveyes)

  1. ewe, sheep
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.