ovilio

Latin

Etymology

From ovis. May be an alteration of the earlier synonym ōpiliō by influence from ovīlis and ovīle.

Pronunciation

Noun

ovīliō m (genitive ovīliōnis); third declension

  1. a shepherd

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative ovīliō ovīliōnēs
genitive ovīliōnis ovīliōnum
dative ovīliōnī ovīliōnibus
accusative ovīliōnem ovīliōnēs
ablative ovīliōne ovīliōnibus
vocative ovīliō ovīliōnēs

References

  • ovilio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ovilio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.