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Meaning of 'Oves' in English | Latin to English

Last Updated: June 14, 2026

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Meaning of 'Oves' in English | Latin to English

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The sheep in the field are eating grass.	Oves in campo herbam edunt.
Whose sheep are these? "They are mine."	Oves cui sunt? "Mihi sunt."
The shepherd is looking for the lost sheep.	Pastor oves amissas quaerit.
The shepherd is looking for some lost sheep.	Pastor oves amissas quaerit.
Whose sheep are these? "They are mine."	Cuius oves sunt? "Meae sunt."
Two sheep were killed by a wolf.	Duae oves a lupo occisae sunt.
Then Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them to Abimelech: and both of them made a league.	Tulit itaque Abraham oves et boves et dedit Abimelech; percusseruntque ambo fœdus.
At that time Laban was gone to sheer his sheep, and Rachel stole away her father's idols.	Eo tempore Laban ierat ad tondendas oves, et Rachel furata est theraphim patris sui.
And they took their sheep, and their herds, and their asses, wasting all they had in their houses and in their fields.	Oves eorum et armenta et asinos cunctaque, quæ in civitate et in agris erant, tulerunt.
And they used Abram well for her sake. And he had sheep and oxen and he-asses, and men servants, and maid servants, and she-asses, and camels.	Abram vero bene usus est propter illam; fueruntque ei oves et boves et asini et servi et famulæ et asinæ et cameli.

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Oves in campo herbam edunt.

The sheep in the field are eating grass.

Oves cui sunt? "Mihi sunt."

Whose sheep are these? "They are mine."

Pastor oves amissas quaerit.

The shepherd is looking for the lost sheep.

Pastor oves amissas quaerit.

The shepherd is looking for some lost sheep.

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Oves in campo herbam edunt.

The sheep in the field are eating grass.

Oves cui sunt? "Mihi sunt."

Whose sheep are these? "They are mine."

Pastor oves amissas quaerit.

The shepherd is looking for the lost sheep.

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Pastor oves amissas quaerit.

The shepherd is looking for some lost sheep.

Cuius oves sunt? "Meae sunt."

Whose sheep are these? "They are mine."

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Duae oves a lupo occisae sunt.

Two sheep were killed by a wolf.

Tulit itaque Abraham oves et boves et dedit Abimelech; percusseruntque ambo fœdus.

Then Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them to Abimelech: and both of them made a league.

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Eo tempore Laban ierat ad tondendas oves, et Rachel furata est theraphim patris sui.

At that time Laban was gone to sheer his sheep, and Rachel stole away her father's idols.

Oves eorum et armenta et asinos cunctaque, quæ in civitate et in agris erant, tulerunt.

And they took their sheep, and their herds, and their asses, wasting all they had in their houses and in their fields.

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Abram vero bene usus est propter illam; fueruntque ei oves et boves et asini et servi et famulæ et asinæ et cameli.

And they used Abram well for her sake. And he had sheep and oxen and he-asses, and men servants, and maid servants, and she-asses, and camels.

Cumque fratres illius in pascendis gregibus patris morarentur in Sichem, dixit Israel ad Ioseph: Fratres tui pascunt oves in Sichimis; veni, mittam te ad eos.

And when his brethren abode in Sechem, feeding their father's flocks, Israel said to him: Thy brethren feed the sheep in Sichem: come, I will send thee to them.

Linguistic Structural Note: The morphology of this phrase is heavily influenced by verb conjugation rules.

Dixit Iacob: Nosti, domine mi, quod parvulos habeam teneros et oves et boves fetas mecum; quas si plus in ambulando fecero laborare vel una die, morientur cuncti greges.

And Jacob said: My lord, thou knowest that I have with me tender children, and sheep, and kine with young: which if I should cause to be overdriven, in one day all the flocks will die.

Tulit igitur Abimelech oves et boves et servos et ancillas et dedit Abraham; reddiditque illi Saram uxorem suam et ait: Ecce terra mea coram te; ubicumque tibi placuerit, habita.

And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and servants and handmaids, and gave to Abraham: and restored to him Sara his wife. And said: The land is before you, dwell wheresoever it shall please thee.

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Si quando dixit: "Variæ erunt mercedes tuæ", pariebant omnes oves varios fetus. Quando vero e contrario ait: "Striata quæque accipies pro mercede", omnes greges striata pepererunt.

If at any time he said: The speckled shall be thy wages, all the sheep brought forth speckled; but when he said on the contrary: Thou shalt take all the white one for thy wages, all the flocks brought forth white ones.

At ille: Servus, inquit, Abraham sum; et Dominus benedixit domino meo valde, magnificatusque est; et dedit ei oves et boves, argentum et aurum, servos et ancillas, camelos et asinos.

And he said: I am the servant of Abraham. And the Lord hath blessed my master wonderfully, and he is become great: and he hath given him sheep and oxen, silver and gold, men servants and women servants, camels and asses.

Linguistic Structural Note: The morphology of this phrase is heavily influenced by verb conjugation rules.

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🌐 Regional Nuance: Universally understood across standard Latin dialects worldwide.

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How do you say "The sheep in the field are eating grass." in English?

The most natural translation is "Oves in campo herbam edunt.".

How do you say "Whose sheep are these? "They are mine."" in English?

The most natural translation is "Oves cui sunt? "Mihi sunt."".

How do you say "The shepherd is looking for the lost sheep." in English?

The most natural translation is "Pastor oves amissas quaerit.".

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