ovis

Concepts

sheep

🐑

ewe

ram

🐏

egg

🥚

lamb

🐑

eggs

Synonyms

ovum

🥚

aries

🐏

vervex

ovca

Translations

pecora

🐑

ovelha

Schaf

🐑

oveja

🐑

mouton

🐑

ovella

🐑

πρόβατο

koyun

🐑

schaap

🐑

feda

brebis

mih

mî

🐑

ooi

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɔ.wɪs]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis (“sheep”) or *h₃éwis. Cognate with Sanskrit अवि (ávi), Ancient Greek ὄϊς (óïs), English ewe, Russian овца́ (ovcá).