ovum
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ovum
- /ˈəʊ̯.vəm/ UK
- /ˈoʊ̯.vəm/ Canada, US
- /ˈɐʉ̯.vəm/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈəʉ̯.vəm/ Australia, New Zealand, also
- /ˈo.vəm/ Scotland
- /ˈo.vʌm/ Scotland
Rhymes with -əʊvəm
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin ōvum (“egg”). Doublet of egg, ey, huevo, and oeuf.
noun ova
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The female gamete in animals; the egg cell.
Coordinate term: spermatozoon
Similar: egg cell, egg, megagamete
Translations
Every language
noun gamete
| Español | óvulo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 난자 nanja |
| 日本語 | 卵 ran, 卵子 ranshi |
| 中文 | 卵 luǎn, 卵子 luǎnzǐ |
| हिन्दी | डिम्ब ḍimb |
| Kiswahili | yai |
| Português | óvulo |
| Français | ovule |
| Deutsch | Ovum, Eizelle |
| Italiano | ovulo |
| Ελληνικά | αβγό avgó, ωάριο oário |
| Română | ovul |
| Русский | яйцекле́тка jajceklétka |
| Tiếng Việt | noãn, trứng |
| العربية | بُيَيْضَة buyayḍa, بُوَيْضَة buwayḍa |
| עברית | בֵּיצִית beitsít |
Talk about this word "ovum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ovum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ovum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ovum "ovum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ovum.Cite this
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title = {ovum},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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