oval
English edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin ovalis, from ovum; cognate with French and Italian ovale, Dutch ovaal. From 1570.
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Noun edit
oval (plural ovals)
- An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse.
- A thing having such a shape, such as an arena.
- (mathematics) In a projective plane, a set of points such that no three are collinear and there is a unique tangent line at each point.
- (Australia) A sports field, typically but not exclusively oval in shape.
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Adjective edit
oval (comparative more oval, superlative most oval)
- Having the shape of an oval.
- Of or pertaining to an ovum.
- 1901, Havelock Ellis, Sexual inversion, page 187:
- Every congenital abnormality is doubtless due to a peculiarity in the sperm or oval elements or in their mingling, or to some disturbance in their early development.
- oval conceptions
Usage notes edit
Any of the English adjectives derived from Latin ovum (including oval, ovate, ovoid) are typically considered synonymous when referring to egg-like shapes where one end is wider than the other but, out of all of them, oval is the most likely to be used in reference to a symmetrical ellipse.
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Asturian edit
Adjective edit
- oval (oval-shaped)
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Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
oval m or f (masculine and feminine plural ovals)
Noun edit
oval m (plural ovals)
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Further reading edit
- “oval” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “oval”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “oval” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “oval” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
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oval c (singular definite ovalen, plural indefinite ovaler)
Declension edit
Adjective edit
oval (neuter ovalt, plural and definite singular attributive ovale)
Inflection edit
Inflection of oval | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | oval | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | ovalt | — | —2 |
Plural | ovale | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | ovale | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
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- “oval” in Den Danske Ordbog
German edit
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oval (strong nominative masculine singular ovaler, comparative ovaler, superlative am ovalsten)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Latin ovalis, from ovum (“egg”).
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Audio (file)
Adjective edit
oval (neuter singular ovalt, definite singular and plural ovale)
Noun edit
oval m (definite singular ovalen, indefinite plural ovaler, definite plural ovalene)
- an oval
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “oval” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Latin ovalis, from ovum (“egg”).
Adjective edit
oval (neuter singular ovalt, definite singular and plural ovale)
Noun edit
oval m (definite singular ovalen, indefinite plural ovalar, definite plural ovalane)
- an oval
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- “oval” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese edit
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oval m or f (plural ovais)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
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oval m or n (feminine singular ovală, masculine plural ovali, feminine and neuter plural ovale)
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Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
oval m or f (masculine and feminine plural ovales)
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Further reading edit
- “oval”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish edit
Adjective edit
oval (not comparable)
- oval (having an elongated round shape)
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Inflection of oval | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | oval | — | — |
Neuter singular | ovalt | — | — |
Plural | ovala | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | ovale | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | ovale | — | — |
All | ovala | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
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Noun edit
oval c
- an oval (elongated round shape)
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Declension of oval | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | oval | ovalen | ovaler | ovalerna |
Genitive | ovals | ovalens | ovalers | ovalernas |