English

Noun

valva ‎(plural valvae)

1. A paired copulatory organ of males in some species of insects that helps the male clasp the female.

Italian

Noun

valva f ‎(plural valve)

1. (anatomy, zoology) valve, half shell

Latin

Etymology

From volvere.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈwal.wa/, [ˈwaɫ.wa]

Noun

valva f ‎(genitive valvae); first declension

1. double or folding door (in plural)
2. one leaf of such doors

Inflection

First declension.

References

• valva in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “valva”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to barricade a door (a city-gate): valvas (portam) obstruere
    
• valva in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Portuguese

Noun

valva f (plural valvas)

1. (anatomy) valve (membrane which permits passage in one direction)

Synonyms

• válvula

Related terms

• válvula

Spanish

Noun

valva f ‎(plural valvas)

1. (anatomy) valve