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noun · neutersecond declension

ōvārium

ōvārium n (genitive ōvāriī or ōvārī)
Classical[oːˈwaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[oˈvaː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. ovary

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeōvāriumōvāria
genitiveōvāriī
ōvārī		ōvāriōrum
dativeōvāriōōvāriīs
accusativeōvāriumōvāria
ablativeōvāriōōvāriīs
vocativeōvāriumōvāria

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwis
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ōwyóm
  4. Proto-Italic*ōw(j)om
  5. Latinōvārium

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārium Latin ōvārium From ōvum (“egg”) + -ārium.

Descendants
  • Englishovary
  • Frenchovaire
  • GermanOvarium
  • Portugueseovário
  • Spanishovario
  • Indonesianovarium
  • Sicilianuvaru

In English words that came into English from ōvārium

  • ovaryōvārium
  • mesovariumōvārium

Quick answers

What does ōvārium mean in Latin?
ōvārium, a noun, means “ovary”.
What is the genitive of ōvārium?
The genitive singular is ōvāriī. ōvārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce ōvārium?
In classical Latin, [oːˈwaː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [oˈvaː.ri.um].
Where does ōvārium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis → Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm → Proto-Italic *ōw(j)om → Latin ōvārium.