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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sova

/sˈoʊvə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
so-va
IPA
/sˈoʊvə/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Czech.

Etymology

From Czech sova (“owl”), Slovak sova (“owl”), Serbo-Croatian sova (“owl”), Slovene sova (“owl”), or a respelling of Polish Sowa.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Sovas (plural)

Rhymes With

nova moldova ova jehovah supernova cordova villanova bova portanova castronova

Questions

How do you pronounce sova?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈoʊvə/.
What does sova mean?
A surname from Czech.
Where does sova come from?
It is traced to Czech.

How to pronounce sova

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