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LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

ovis.

sheep

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɔ.wɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈɔː.vis]

  1. sheep

    declension-3 · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis (“sheep”) or *h₃éwis. Cognate with Sanskrit अवि (ávi), Ancient Greek ὄϊς (óïs), English ewe, Russian овца́ (ovcá).

noun

  1. dative/ablative plural of ōvum (“egg”)

    ablative · dative · form-of · plural
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