oveylla

Old Catalan

Alternative forms
  • oveila, ovela, oveya, hoveila, hovela, hovella, auvella, euveya, obella

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ovicula, diminutive of Latin ovis.

Noun

oveylla f

  1. sheep

Descendants
  • Catalan: ovella, oveia, auvella, ouvella, auveia, auvea, aovella, uella, güella, auella; avolla, avoia, voia

References
  • “ovella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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