Latin edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ovīliō m (genitive ovīliōnis); third declension

  1. a shepherd

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ovīliō ovīliōnēs
Genitive ovīliōnis ovīliōnum
Dative ovīliōnī ovīliōnibus
Accusative ovīliōnem ovīliōnēs
Ablative ovīliōne ovīliōnibus
Vocative ovīliō ovīliōnēs

References edit

  • 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.