óvni

See also: OVNI, ovni, òvni, and -ovní

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• OVNI, ovni

Etymology

From the pronunciation of the initialism OVNI (“objeto voador não identificado, UFO”) as if it were a word.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.vi.ni/, /ˈɔv.ni/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.vi.ni/, /ˈɔv.ni/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔv.ni/, /ˈɔ.vi.ni/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.vni/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.vni/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.bni/ [ˈɔ.βni]

Noun

óvni m (plural óvnis)

1. UFO; alien spacecraft

   Synonyms: objeto voador não identificado, disco voador, UFO