See also: Ovis
Latin
Etymology 1
From Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis (“sheep”) or *h₃éwis. Cognate with Sanskrit अवि (ávi), Ancient Greek ὄϊς (óïs), English ewe.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈo.u̯is/, [ˈou̯ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈo.vis/, [ˈɔːvis]
Noun
ovis f (genitive ovis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, ablative singular in -e or -ī).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ovis | ovēs |
| genitive | ovis | ovium |
| dative | ovī | ovibus |
| accusative | ovem | ovēs ovīs |
| ablative | ove ovī |
ovibus |
| vocative | ovis | ovēs |
Derived terms
Descendants
Coordinate terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
(deprecated template usage) ōvīs
References
- “ovis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ovis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ovis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Categories:
- Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic
- Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic
- Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latin 2-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin nouns
- Latin third declension nouns
- Latin feminine nouns in the third declension
- Latin feminine nouns
- Latin non-lemma forms
- Latin noun forms
- la:Mammals
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