LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

ovīle

ovīle n (genitive ovīlis)
Classical[ɔˈwiː.ɫɛ]Ecclesiastical[oˈviː.le]

Meaning

  1. a sheepfold
    Sed quærite Deī rēgnum, & hæc omnia vōbīs addentur. Nē formīdāte, o parvum ovīle: nam vīsum est patrī vestrō vōbīs dāre rēgnum.But see the kingdom of God, & all this will be added to you. Don't ... , o little sheepfold:Lucas, XII XXXI-XXXII

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeovīleovīlia
genitiveovīlisovīlium
dativeovīlīovīlibus
accusativeovīleovīlia
ablativeovīlīovīlibus
vocativeovīleovīlia

ŏvīle, is, n. ovis.
I. A sheepfold (syn. caula).
A. Lit.: non lupus insidias explorat ovilia circum, Verg. G. 3, 537; id. A. 9, 59; Ov. Tr. 4, 1, 79.—
2. A fold for goats: aliis in ovilibus haedi, Ov. M. 13, 828.—
B. Fig., the church or fold of Christ, Vulg. Johan. 10, 1, 16.—
II. Ovile, an enclosed space in the Campus Martius, where the Romans voted at their comitia, Liv. 26, 22; Juv. 6, 528.—Plur., Luc. 2, 197; cf. Serv. Verg. E. 1, 34.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ówis
  2. Proto-Italic*owis
  3. Latinovīle

Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -īlis Latin -īle Latin ovīle From ovis + -īle.

Descendants
  • Spanishovil
  • Italianovile

Quick answers

What does ovīle mean in Latin?
ovīle, a noun, means “a sheepfold”.
What is the genitive of ovīle?
The genitive singular is ovīlis. ovīle is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce ovīle?
In classical Latin, [ɔˈwiː.ɫɛ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [oˈviː.le].
Where does ovīle come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis → Proto-Italic *owis → Latin ovīle.