oveja
Ladino edit
Etymology edit
From Old Spanish oueja, from Latin ovicula (“little sheep”), diminutive of ovis (“sheep”), from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.
Noun edit
oveja f (Latin spelling)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Spanish oueja, from Latin ovicula (“little sheep”), diminutive of ovis (“sheep”), from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Compare Portuguese ovelha, Russian овца (ovca)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
oveja f (plural ovejas)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “oveja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014