ovni

See also: OVNI, óvni, òvni, and -ovní

Catalan

Etymology

Acronym of objecte volador no identificat, a calque of English unidentified flying object.

Pronunciation

Noun

ovni m (plural ovnis)

  1. UFO

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French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Acronym of objet volant non identifié, a calque of English unidentified flying object.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔv.ni/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

ovni m (plural ovnis)

  1. (initialism) UFO
  2. (by extension) a person or product that is surprising and difficult to classify
    • 2019 July 27, Chloé Barbaux, “Les ratés du marketing : le Perrier Fluo voulait devenir la boisson d’une génération”, in Le Parisien[1]:
      La bouteille de cet ovni de la marque Perrier a même été primée pour son design.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Galician

Etymology

Acronym of obxecto voador non identificado.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

ovni m (plural ovnis)

  1. UFO

Portuguese

Noun

ovni m (plural ovnis)

  1. alternative spelling of óvni

Spanish

Etymology

Acronym of objeto volador no identificado, a calque of English unidentified flying object.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈobni/ [ˈoβ̞.ni]
  • Rhymes: -obni
  • Syllabification: ov‧ni

Noun

ovni m (plural ovnis)

  1. UFO

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