ovaire

French

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from New Latin ovārium, from Medieval Latin ovāria (“bird ovary”), from Latin ovum (“egg”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.vɛʁ/

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Noun

ovaire m (plural ovaires)

1. ovary

Related terms

• ovarien

Further reading

• “ovaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.