bova

See also: Bova and bôva

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin buda, a borrowing from a Berber language of North Africa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɔ.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈbɔ.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbɔ.va]

Noun

bova f (plural boves)

1. Alternative form of boga (“cattail”)

Derived terms

• bovar
• bover

Further reading

• “bova” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “bova” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Esperanto

Etymology

bovo +‎ -a

Pronunciation

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Adjective

bova (accusative singular bovan, plural bovaj, accusative plural bovajn)

1. bovine
   • 1927, chapter 25, in Kazimierz Bein, transl., La Faraono:

     Kiam leono sin kovras per bova haŭto, ĉiam oni povas vidi almenaŭ pecon de lia vosto.

     When a lion covers himself with a cow skin, one can always see at least a piece of his tail.

Ladino

Adjective

bova (Latin spelling, masculine bovo)

1. foolish, idiotic

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bôːʋa/
• Hyphenation: bo‧va

Noun

bȏva f (Cyrillic spelling бо̑ва)

1. buoy

Declension

Declension of bova

	singular	plural
nominative	bova	bove
genitive	bove	bova
dative	bovi	bovama
accusative	bovu	bove
vocative	bovo	bove
locative	bovi	bovama
instrumental	bovom	bovama

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bóːʋa/

Verb

bọ̑va

1. first-person dual future of bíti