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Forms: ouem (data provider: perseus), oues (data provider: perseus), ouesque (data provider: donatus-sup), oui (data provider: perseus), ouibus (data provider: donatus-sup), ouis (data provider: donatus-sup), ouium (data provider: perseus), ove (data provider: perseus), ovem (data provider: perseus), oves (data provider: perseus), ovesque (data provider: perseus), ovi (data provider: perseus), ovibus (data provider: perseus), ovis (data provider: perseus), ovisque (data provider: perseus), ovium (data provider: perseus), oviumque (data provider: perseus)
Dictionary- Charlton T. Lewis: An Elementary Latin Dictionary
- Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
- ŏvis, is (acc. ovim, Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 26; al. ovem; abl. ovi, acc. to Varr. L. L. 8, 66 Müll.), f. (m., Varr. ap. Non. 216, 23:
ovis mas
, Varr. L. L. 5, 98; cf.: ovis semimas
, Ov. F. 1, 588; cf. Fest. p. 195 Müll.) [kindr. with Sanscr. avi, ovis; Lith. awi-s; Slav. ovjza; Gr. o)/i+s; cf. also Goth. avistr, ovile], a sheep (class.). I. Lit.: oves scabrae, glabrae
, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 140: cum fervit maxime, tam placidum quasi ovem reddo
, Ter. Ad. 4, 1, 18; Cic. N. D. 2, 63, 158: multae dictione ovium et boum
, id. Rep. 2, 9, 16: ovis bona
, Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 11: aurata
, Ov. H. 6, 2: infirmae
, Hor. Epod. 2, 10: lanigera
, Verg. A. 3, 660: Milesiae
, Col. 7, 2, 3: nigra
, Verg. G. 4, 546: pinguis
, id. E. 6, 5: placida
, Ov. M. 13, 927: custos ovium
, Verg. G. 1, 17: magistri ovium
, id. E. 2, 33: tondere oves
, Hor. Ep. 2, 10.— Prov.: ovem lupo committere
, to appoint the wolf shepherd
, Ter. Eun. 5, 1, 16; cf.: O praeclarum custodem ovium, ut ajunt, lupum
, Cic. Phil. 3, 11, 27.—II. Transf. A. Poet., wool: et niveam Tyrio murice tingit ovem
, Tib. 2, 4, 28.—B. Sheep, for simpleton, ninny, fool, Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 3, q. v. 15.
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