LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

ovillīnus

ovillīnus (feminine ovillīna, neuter ovillīnum)
Classical[ɔ.wɪlˈliː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[o.vilˈliː.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or belonging to sheep

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeovillīnusovillīnaovillīnum
genitiveovillīnīovillīnaeovillīnī
dativeovillīnōovillīnaeovillīnō
accusativeovillīnumovillīnamovillīnum
ablativeovillīnōovillīnāovillīnō
vocativeovillīneovillīnaovillīnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeovillīnīovillīnaeovillīna
genitiveovillīnōrumovillīnārumovillīnōrum
dativeovillīnīsovillīnīsovillīnīs
accusativeovillīnōsovillīnāsovillīna
ablativeovillīnīsovillīnīsovillīnīs
vocativeovillīnīovillīnaeovillīna

ŏvillīnus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or belonging to sheep (post-class.): lac, sheep's milk, Theod. Prisc. de Diaeta, 3: caro, mutton, id. ib. 6.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin ovillīnus From ovis (“sheep”) + -īnus.

Quick answers

What does ovillīnus mean in Latin?
ovillīnus, a adjective, means “of or belonging to sheep”.
How do you pronounce ovillīnus?
In classical Latin, [ɔ.wɪlˈliː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [o.vilˈliː.nus].
Where does ovillīnus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis → Proto-Italic *owis → Latin ovillīnus.