Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ovi-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: ovi-
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Alternative form of ovo-.

prefix

Alternative form of ovo-.

prefix

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Latin ōvi-, combining form (in e.g. ōviparus) of ōvum (“egg”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: ovis

Inflected Forms

ove- (alternative)

Questions

What does ovi- mean?: Alternative form of ovo-.
Where does ovi- come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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