ovicula

Latin

Alternative forms

ovecula

Etymology

Diminutive from ovis (“sheep”) +‎ -cula; stem ovis from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /oˈwi.ku.la/, [ɔˈwɪ.kʊ.ɫa]

Noun

ovicula f (genitive oviculae); first declension

diminutive of ovis; little sheep

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ovicula	oviculae
Genitive	oviculae	oviculārum
Dative	oviculae	oviculīs
Accusative	oviculam	oviculās
Ablative	oviculā	oviculīs
Vocative	ovicula	oviculae

Related terms

oviārius
ovīle
ovīliō
ovīlis
ovillīnus
ovillus
ovīnus
ovis

Descendants

Asturian: oveya
Bourguignon: oille
Catalan: ovella
French: ouaille
Galician: ovella
Lusitanian: oilam

Mirandese: oubeilha
Occitan: oelha
Old Portuguese: ovella
- Portuguese: ovelha
Spanish: oveja

References

ovicula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
ovicula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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