ovine

== English == === Etymology === The adjective is borrowed from Late Latin ovīnus (“ovine”) + English -ine (suffix with the sense ‘of or relating to’ forming adjectives). Ovīnus is derived from Latin ovis (“sheep”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis (“sheep”), possibly from *h₂ew- (“to clothe oneself, dress; to be dressed”) in the sense of something that provides woollen clothing) + -īnus (suffix with the sense ‘of or relating to’ forming adjectives). By surface analysis, ove- +‎ -ine. The noun is derived from the adjective. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈəʊvaɪn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈoʊˌvaɪn/ Rhymes: -əʊvaɪn, -oʊvaɪn === Adjective === ovine (comparative more ovine, superlative most ovine) (comparable) Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, (not comparable) of an animal: from the genus Ovis. Synonyms: sheepish, sheeplike, sheepy Antonym: nonovine (comparable, figurative) Resembling a sheep in character; acquiescent, easily influenced, passive, or willing to follow a leader blindly. Synonym: sheeplike ==== Hypernyms ==== caprid caprine (in its caprid sense) ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== oviform (archaic, rare) Ovinae ovination Ovis ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== sheeple === Noun === ovine (plural ovines) An animal from the genus Ovis; a sheep. (figurative) A person regarded as resembling a sheep in character; one who is acquiescent, easily influenced, passive, or willing to follow a leader blindly; a sheep. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === sheep on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === envoi == French == === Adjective === ovine feminine singular of ovin === Anagrams === envoi == Italian == === Adjective === ovine f pl feminine plural of ovino === Anagrams === Nevio, Nievo, nievo, niveo == Latin == === Adjective === ovīne vocative masculine singular of ovīnus