ovum
English
/ˈəʊ.vəm/, /ˈoʊ.vəm/
noun
Definitions
- (cytology) The female gamete in animals; the egg cell.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ōvum (egg).
Origin
Latin
ōvum
Gloss
egg
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Classifier
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ovigerous English
- ovipositor English
- ovist English
- ovulite English
- pseudovum English
- spermatovum English
- *ōvāre Latin
- ōvum Latin
- uovo Italian
- huevo Spanish, Castilian
- ovo Spanish, Castilian
- *h₂ōwyóm Proto-Indo-European
- オヴム Japanese
- oef Old French
- ou Catalan, Valencian
- ou Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- ovo Ido
- ovum Malay
- ovo Old Portuguese
- uòu Occitan
- *ōwom Proto-Italic
- iev Romansh
- ov Romansh
- öv Romansh
- güevu Asturian
- ovâ Friulian
- ûf Friulian
- hueuo Old Spanish
- ovo Venetian
- óvo Venetian
- juf Dalmatian
- öv Lombard