LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

bovīlis

bovīlis (neuter bovīle)
Classical[bɔˈwiː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[boˈviː.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationof or pertaining to cattle, cows, oxen or bulls

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebovīlisbovīlisbovīle
genitivebovīlisbovīlisbovīlis
dativebovīlībovīlībovīlī
accusativebovīlembovīlembovīle
ablativebovīlībovīlībovīlī
vocativebovīlisbovīlisbovīle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebovīlēsbovīlēsbovīlia
genitivebovīliumbovīliumbovīlium
dativebovīlibusbovīlibusbovīlibus
accusativebovīlīs
bovīlēs
bovīlīs
bovīlēs
bovīlia
ablativebovīlibusbovīlibusbovīlibus
vocativebovīlēsbovīlēsbovīlia

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷṓws
  2. Proto-Italic*gʷōs
  3. Latinbovīlis

Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin -īlis Latin bovīlis From bōs (“cow, bull, ox”) + -īlis (-ile).

Quick answers

What does bovīlis mean in Latin?
bovīlis, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to cattle, cows, oxen or bulls”.
How do you pronounce bovīlis?
In classical Latin, [bɔˈwiː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [boˈviː.lis].
Where does bovīlis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws → Proto-Italic *gʷōs → Latin bovīlis.