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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.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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