ovis
εἰ μὴ ἦλθον καὶ ἐλάλησα αὐτοῖς, ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ εἶχον → if I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin
Latin > English
ovis ovis N F :: sheep
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
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:
I 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. ὄϊς; 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.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ŏvis,⁹ is, f. (ὄϊς), brebis : Cic. Nat. 2, 158 ; Rep. 2, 16 || laine [de brebis] : Tib. 2, 4, 28 || [fig.] homme simple, imbécile, niais, mouton : Pl. Bacch. 112. m., Varr. d. Gell. 11, 4 et Non. 216, 22.
Latin > German (Georges)
ovis, is, f. (altindisch ávi-h, griech. οϊς), das Schaf, I) eig. u. übtr.: a) eig.: custos ovium, Verg.: magister ovium, Verg.: pastor ovium, tonsura ovium, Varro: glabra, scabra, Plaut.: ovis fera, Varro: ovis mas, Varro LL.: nigra, Verg.: placida, Ov.: semimas, ein kastriertes (männliches), Ov.: pascere oves, Verg.: tondere ovem, oves, Plaut., Plin. u.a., oves in anno bis, Varro. – Sprichw., ovem lupo committere, den Wolf zum Schafmeister machen, den Bock zum Gärtner machen, Ter. eun. 832. – b) übtr., v. Menschen, als Schimpfwort, wie Schaf = Einfaltspinsel, Plaut. Bacch. 1121b. – II) meton. (poet.) = die Wolle, Tibull. 2, 4, 28. – / ovis als masc., Varro b. Gell. 11, 1, 4 u. b. Non. 216, 22.
Latin > Chinese
ovis, is. f. m. acc. em vel im. abl. ve vel vi. plur. oves, ium. :: 綿羊。— colonica 無盖之羊。— tecta 盖之羊。嫩羊。
