oveya

Asturian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈbeʝa/ [oˈβ̞e.ʝa]
  • Rhymes: -eʝa
  • Syllabification: o‧ve‧ya

Noun

oveya f (plural oveyes)

  1. ewe, sheep
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