What does bovīnus mean in Latin?

bovīnus, a adjective, means “Of or pertaining to cattle, oxen or cows; bovine.”.

How do you pronounce bovīnus?

In classical Latin, [bɔˈwiː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [boˈviː.nus].

Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws → Proto-Italic *gʷōs → Latin bovīnus.

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

bovīnus (feminine bovīna, neuter bovīnum)

Classical[bɔˈwiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[boˈviː.nus]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	bovīnus	bovīna	bovīnum
genitive	bovīnī	bovīnae	bovīnī
dative	bovīnō	bovīnae	bovīnō
accusative	bovīnum	bovīnam	bovīnum
ablative	bovīnō	bovīnā	bovīnō
vocative	bovīne	bovīna	bovīnum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	bovīnī	bovīnae	bovīna
genitive	bovīnōrum	bovīnārum	bovīnōrum
dative	bovīnīs	bovīnīs	bovīnīs
accusative	bovīnōs	bovīnās	bovīna
ablative	bovīnīs	bovīnīs	bovīnīs
vocative	bovīnī	bovīnae	bovīna

bŏvīnus, a, um, adj., = bubulus [id.],

I. of or pertaining to oxen or cows: medulla, Theod. Prisc. Diaeta, 15.

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin bovīnus From bōs (“ox, cow”) + -īnus.

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