different between uvular vs ovular

English

Etymology

From uvula +? -ar.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?ju?vj?l??/

Adjective

uvular (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of or relating to the uvula.
2. (phonetics) Of a sound, articulated with the uvula.

Translations

Noun

uvular (plural uvulars)

1. (phonetics) A sound articulated with the uvula.

Translations

Danish

Noun

uvular

1. (phonetics) uvular

Declension

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uvu?la???/
• Hyphenation: uvu?lar

Adjective

uvular (not comparable)

1. uvular

Declension

Derived terms

• Uvular

Further reading

• “uvular” in Duden online

Romanian

Etymology

From French uvulaire

Adjective

uvular m or n (feminine singular uvular?, masculine plural uvulari, feminine and neuter plural uvulare)

1. uvular

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ubu?la?/, [u.??u?la?]

Adjective

uvular (plural uvulares)

1. uvular

English

Etymology

ovule +? -ar. In the feminist sense, chosen as an opposite to seminar because of that term's etymological link with semen, the male sexual fluid.

Adjective

ovular (comparative more ovular, superlative most ovular)

1. Of or pertaining to an oval.
2. Of or pertaining to an ovule.

Noun

ovular (plural ovulars)

1. (feminism, rare) A seminar for feminists.

References

Related terms

• ovulary

Anagrams

• louvar, valour

Portuguese

Adjective

ovular m or f (plural ovulares, comparable)

1. oval (of or pertaining to an ovum)

Verb

ovular (first-person singular present indicative ovulo, past participle ovulado)

1. to ovulate (to produce eggs or ova)

Conjugation

Related terms

• óvulo

Romanian

Etymology

From French ovulaire

Adjective

ovular m or n (feminine singular ovular?, masculine plural ovulari, feminine and neuter plural ovulare)

1. ovular

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /obu?la?/, [o.??u?la?]

Verb

ovular (first-person singular present ovulo, first-person singular preterite ovulé, past participle ovulado)

1. to ovulate

Conjugation