Feminine
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oveja

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
o‧ve‧ja
Pronounced as (IPA)
/oˈbexa/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish oueja, from Latin ovicula (“little sheep”), diminutive of ovis (“sheep”), from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Compare Portuguese ovelha, Russian овца (ovca)

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