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