ovular
English
Etymology
ovule + -ar. In the feminist sense, chosen as an opposite to seminar because of that term's etymological link with semen, the male sexual fluid.
Adjective
ovular (comparative more ovular, superlative most ovular)
- Of or pertaining to an oval.
- 2023, Brandon Taylor, The Late Americans, Jonathan Cape, page 244:
- There were lights across the street and an ovular pool of light from Noah’s window on the grass between her and the back fence.
- Of or pertaining to an ovule.
Noun
ovular (plural ovulars)
References
Related terms
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.vuˈlaʁ/ [o.vuˈlah]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /o.vuˈlaɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /o.vuˈlaʁ/ [o.vuˈlaχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o.vuˈlaɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.vuˈlaɾ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.buˈlaɾ/ [ɔ.βuˈlaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.vuˈla.ɾi/
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.vuˈla(ʁ)/ [o.vuˈla(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /o.vuˈla(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /o.vuˈla(ʁ)/ [o.vuˈla(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o.vuˈla(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.vuˈlaɾ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.buˈlaɾ/ [ɔ.βuˈlaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.vuˈla.ɾi/
Verb
ovular (first-person singular present ovulo, first-person singular preterite ovulei, past participle ovulado)
- to ovulate (to produce eggs or ova)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Related terms
Romanian
Adjective
ovular m or n (feminine singular ovulară, masculine plural ovulari, feminine and neuter plural ovulare)
Declension
Declension of ovular
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /obuˈlaɾ/ [o.β̞uˈlaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: o‧vu‧lar
Verb
ovular (first-person singular present ovulo, first-person singular preterite ovulé, past participle ovulado)
- to ovulate
Conjugation
infinitive | ovular | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gerund | ovulando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | ovulado | ovulada | |||||
plural | ovulados | ovuladas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | ovulo | ovulastú ovulásvos |
ovula | ovulamos | ovuláis | ovulan | |
imperfect | ovulaba | ovulabas | ovulaba | ovulábamos | ovulabais | ovulaban | |
preterite | ovulé | ovulaste | ovuló | ovulamos | ovulasteis | ovularon | |
future | ovularé | ovularás | ovulará | ovularemos | ovularéis | ovularán | |
conditional | ovularía | ovularías | ovularía | ovularíamos | ovularíais | ovularían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | ovule | ovulestú ovulésvos2 |
ovule | ovulemos | ovuléis | ovulen | |
imperfect (ra) |
ovulara | ovularas | ovulara | ovuláramos | ovularais | ovularan | |
imperfect (se) |
ovulase | ovulases | ovulase | ovulásemos | ovulaseis | ovulasen | |
future1 | ovulare | ovulares | ovulare | ovuláremos | ovulareis | ovularen | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | ovulatú ovulávos |
ovule | ovulemos | ovulad | ovulen | ||
negative | no ovules | no ovule | no ovulemos | no ovuléis | no ovulen |
Further reading
- “ovular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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