ovella
Meaning
sheep
Frequency
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
[oˈβeʎɐ]
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese ovella, from Latin ovicula, diminutive of ovis, from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Compare Portuguese ovelha, Spanish oveja.
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