LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

ovīlis

ovīlis (neuter ovīle)
Classical[ɔˈwiː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[oˈviː.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationof or for sheep, sheep-

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeovīlisovīlisovīle
genitiveovīlisovīlisovīlis
dativeovīlīovīlīovīlī
accusativeovīlemovīlemovīle
ablativeovīlīovīlīovīlī
vocativeovīlisovīlisovīle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeovīlēsovīlēsovīlia
genitiveovīliumovīliumovīlium
dativeovīlibusovīlibusovīlibus
accusativeovīlīs
ovīlēs		ovīlīs
ovīlēs		ovīlia
ablativeovīlibusovīlibusovīlibus
vocativeovīlēsovīlēsovīlia

ŏvīlis, e, adj. id.,
I. of or for sheep, sheep- (ante- and post-class.): stercus, Cato, R. R. 39, 1: stabulatio, App. M. 4, p. 145, 13: grex, Dig. 7, 8, 12, § 2 al.—Hence, subst. ovile, q. v.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin -īlis Latin ovīlis From ovis (“a sheep”) + -īlis.

Quick answers

What does ovīlis mean in Latin?
ovīlis, a adjective, means “of or for sheep, sheep-”.
How do you pronounce ovīlis?
In classical Latin, [ɔˈwiː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [oˈviː.lis].
Where does ovīlis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis → Proto-Italic *owis → Latin ovīlis.