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dovera

dovera numeral: nine in Cumbrian sheep counting.

Numeral

dovera

  1. (Cumbria) nine in Cumbrian sheep counting

Origin of dovera

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

Questions about dovera

What does dovera mean?
Dovera means nine in Cumbrian sheep counting.
What part of speech is dovera?
Dovera is a numeral.

Words near dovera in the dictionary

  1. Dover sole
  2. Dover soles
  3. Dover's powder
  4. Dover's powders
  5. Dover-Foxcroft
  6. dovera
  7. Dovercourt
  8. Dovercourts
  9. Doverdale
  10. Doverite
  11. Doverspike

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