Ovinius
Latin
Etymology
Probably from ovīnus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /oˈu̯iː.ni.us/, [oˈu̯iːniʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /oˈvi.ni.us/, [oˈviːnius]
Proper noun
Ovīnius m sg (genitive Ovīniī or Ovīnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Ovinius Camillus, a Roman senator
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Ovīnius |
| Genitive | Ovīniī Ovīnī1 |
| Dative | Ovīniō |
| Accusative | Ovīnium |
| Ablative | Ovīniō |
| Vocative | Ovīnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Ovīnia
Adjective
Ovīnius (feminine Ovīnia, neuter Ovīnium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Ovinia.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Ovīnius | Ovīnia | Ovīnium | Ovīniī | Ovīniae | Ovīnia | |
| Genitive | Ovīniī | Ovīniae | Ovīniī | Ovīniōrum | Ovīniārum | Ovīniōrum | |
| Dative | Ovīniō | Ovīniō | Ovīniīs | ||||
| Accusative | Ovīnium | Ovīniam | Ovīnium | Ovīniōs | Ovīniās | Ovīnia | |
| Ablative | Ovīniō | Ovīniā | Ovīniō | Ovīniīs | |||
| Vocative | Ovīnie | Ovīnia | Ovīnium | Ovīniī | Ovīniae | Ovīnia | |
References
- “Ovinius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ovinius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette