dovera

D2O1V4E1R1A1

numeral

nine in Cumbrian sheep counting

OriginProto-Brythonic *naw →
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Meanings

numeral
  1. Cumbrianine in Cumbrian sheep counting

Origin

  1. Proto-Brythonic*naw“nine”
  2. Englishdovera

From Cumbric numerals, from an assumed Proto-Brythonic *naw (“nine”). For the initial consonant compare Lithuanian devyni and Proto-Slavic *devętь (“nine”).

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APA

dovera. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dovera

MLA

“dovera.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dovera. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dovera,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dovera.

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