volva

See also: völva, vǫlva, and vølva

English

Amanita caesarea (Caesar's mushroom) with prominent volva

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin volva.

Noun

volva (plural volvas or volvae)

  1. A cup-shaped mass at the base of various fungi.

Etymology 2

Noun

volva (plural volvas)

  1. Alternative form of völva

References

Anagrams


Catalan

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈvɔl.və/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /ˈbɔl.bə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈvɔl.va/

Noun

volva f (plural volves)

  1. speck, flake (of snow)
    • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 12, in La pell freda, La Campana:
      Els focus no mostraven res més que volves de neu que queien del cel en espiral.
      The light beams showed nothing but snowflakes spiraling down from the sky.

Galician

Verb

volva

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of volver
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of volver

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔl.va/, [ˈvɔl̺vä]
  • Rhymes: -ɔlva
  • Stress: vòlva
  • Hyphenation: vol‧va

Etymology 1

From Latin volva, alternative form of vulva.

Noun

volva f (plural volve)

  1. volva (cup-shaped mass at the base of various fungi)

See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

volva

  1. inflection of volvere:
    1. first-, second-, and third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

volva

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of volver
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of volver
  3. third-person singular imperative of volver
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