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)
- A cup-shaped mass at the base of various fungi.
Noun
volva (plural volvas)
- Alternative form of völva
References
- teknowledge.com
- palomar.edt
- American Heritage Dictionary
Anagrams
- Valvo
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈvɔl.və/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈbɔl.bə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈvɔl.va/
Noun
volva f (plural volves)
- 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.
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Galician
Verb
volva
- first-person singular present subjunctive of volver
- 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)
- volva (cup-shaped mass at the base of various fungi)
Related terms
- vulva
See also
- fungo
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
volva
- inflection of volvere:
- first-, second-, and third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Portuguese
Verb
volva
- first-person singular present subjunctive of volver
- third-person singular present subjunctive of volver
- third-person singular imperative of volver