ovan

ovan

See also: ovän

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [oˈvɑn]
  • Hyphenation: o‧van

Noun

ovan

  1. second-person singular possessive nominative singular of ova

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈovan/
  • Rhymes: -ovan
  • Syllabification: o‧van
  • Hyphenation: ov‧a‧n

Adjective

ovan

  1. accusative singular of ova

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Norse ofan, from Proto-Germanic *ubanē. Cognate with Faroese oman, Icelandic ofan, Swedish ovan, and Danish oven.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /²oː.va/

    Adverb

    ovan

    1. from above, downwards

    Preposition

    ovan

    1. above

    Serbo-Croatian

    Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ovь̀nъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *awinas.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ǒːʋan/
      • Hyphenation: ó‧van

      Noun

      óvan m anim (Cyrillic spelling о́ван)

      1. ram
        1. battering ram
      2. Capricorn

      Declension

      Declension of ovan
      singular plural
      nominative óvan óvnovi
      genitive óvna óvnova
      dative óvnu óvnovima
      accusative óvna óvnove
      vocative óvne óvnovi
      locative óvnu óvnovima
      instrumental óvnom óvnovima

      Further reading

      • ovan”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

      Spanish

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈoban/ [ˈo.β̞ãn]
      • Rhymes: -oban
      • Syllabification: o‧van

      Verb

      ovan

      1. third-person plural present indicative of ovar

      Swedish

      Etymology 1

        From o- +‎ van.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ˈuːˌvɑːn/
        • Audio:(file)
        • Hyphenation: o‧van

        Adjective

        ovan (comparative ovanare, superlative ovanast)

        1. unaccustomed (to); not used to, inexperienced, lacking practice
          Antonym: van
        Declension
        Inflection of ovan
        Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
        common singular ovan ovanare ovanast
        neuter singular ovant ovanare ovanast
        plural ovana ovanare ovanast
        masculine plural2 ovane ovanare ovanast
        Definite positive comparative superlative
        masculine singular3 ovane ovanare ovanaste
        all ovana ovanare ovanaste

        1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
        2 Dated or archaic.
        3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

        Etymology 2

          Inherited from Old Swedish ovan, from Old Norse ofan, from Proto-Germanic *ubanē. Cognate with Danish oven and German oben, as well as with the compound forms Dutch boven and English above.

          Pronunciation

          • IPA(key): /²oːvan/
          • Hyphenation: o‧van

          Adverb

          ovan (not comparable)

          1. above, overhead
            se bilden ovan
            see the above image

          Preposition

          ovan

          1. above, at some unspecified point of higher altitude
            Högt ovan molnen
            High above the clouds

          Anagrams

          Turkish

          Pronunciation

          • IPA(key): /oˈvan/
          • Rhymes: -an
          • Hyphenation: o‧van

          Noun

          ovan

          1. second-person singular single-possession possessive of ova