ovinus

Latin

Etymology

From ovis (“sheep”) +‎ -īnus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /oˈu̯iː.nus/, [oˈu̯iːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈvi.nus/, [oˈviːnus]

Adjective

ovīnus (feminine ovīna, neuter ovīnum); first/second-declension adjective

1. ovine; (relational) sheep

   Synonym: ovīllus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ovīnus	ovīna	ovīnum		ovīnī	ovīnae	ovīna
Genitive	ovīnī	ovīnae	ovīnī		ovīnōrum	ovīnārum	ovīnōrum
Dative	ovīnō	ovīnae	ovīnō		ovīnīs
Accusative	ovīnum	ovīnam	ovīnum		ovīnōs	ovīnās	ovīna
Ablative	ovīnō	ovīnā	ovīnō		ovīnīs
Vocative	ovīne	ovīna	ovīnum		ovīnī	ovīnae	ovīna

Descendants

• Aromanian: uin
• Catalan: oví
• French: ovin
• Italian: ovino
• Occitan: ovin
• Portuguese: ovino
• Romanian: oină
• Spanish: ovino

References

• “ovinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ovinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.