ovelha

Portuguese

ovelha

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ovelha, from Latin ovicula (“little sheep”), diminutive of ovis (“sheep”), from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis or *h₃éwis (“sheep”). Compare Galician ovella, Mirandese oubeilha, Spanish oveja.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈve.ʎɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈve.ʎa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔˈvɐ(j).ʎɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔˈbe.ʎɐ/ [ɔˈβe.ʎɐ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔˈve.ʎɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔˈve.ʎɐ/

Hyphenation: o‧ve‧lha

Noun

ovelha f (plural ovelhas, masculine carneiro, masculine plural carneiros)

a female sheep; a ewe
Antonym: carneiro

Derived terms

ovelheiro

Related terms

ovino
Ovídio

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