(Late-Latin, declension-1, feminine) old wives' tale
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
[ˈa.wa]
Etimoloxía (Inglés)
Feminine counterpart to avus (“grandfather”) formed with *-éh₂, compare Gothic 𐌰𐍅𐍉 (awō, “grandmother”), although conceivably a secondary formation. Compare avia.