adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
ovīllus
ovīllus (feminine ovīlla, neuter ovīllum)
Classical[ɔˈwiːl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[oˈvil.lus]
Meaning
- adjectiveOf, belonging, or pertaining to sheep.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ovīllus | ovīlla | ovīllum |
| genitive | ovīllī | ovīllae | ovīllī |
| dative | ovīllō | ovīllae | ovīllō |
| accusative | ovīllum | ovīllam | ovīllum |
| ablative | ovīllō | ovīllā | ovīllō |
| vocative | ovīlle | ovīlla | ovīllum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ovīllī | ovīllae | ovīlla |
| genitive | ovīllōrum | ovīllārum | ovīllōrum |
| dative | ovīllīs | ovīllīs | ovīllīs |
| accusative | ovīllōs | ovīllās | ovīlla |
| ablative | ovīllīs | ovīllīs | ovīllīs |
| vocative | ovīllī | ovīllae | ovīlla |
ŏvillus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or belonging to sheep, sheep- (class.):
caseus, Cato, R. R. 76, 2: grex, Liv. 22, 10: pecus, Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 6; Col. 7, 2, 6: lac, Plin. 28, 9, 33, § 124.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ovīllus adj.
ovis, of sheep, sheep-: grex, L.
Origins
Apparently from ovīnus (“sheep-”) + -lus (diminutive suffix), although ovīnus is not directly attested until Serenus Sammonicus.