овечий

• ове́чій (ovéčij) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

овца́ (ovcá) +‎ -ий (-ij)

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ове́чий • (ovéčij)

1. sheep’s, ovine

   волк в ове́чьей шку́ре

   volk v ovéčʹjej škúre

   wolf in sheep's clothing

• овца́ (ovcá), ове́чка (ovéčka)

From вівця́ (vivcjá) (genitive plural ове́ць) + -ий (-yj).

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ове́чий • (ovéčyj)

1. (relational) sheep (attributive), sheep’s, ovine

   Synonym: (rare) о́вній (óvnij)

   ове́че молоко́ ― ovéče molokó ― sheep milk

2. sheeplike, sheepish, ovine (resembling a sheep; having the characteristics of a sheep)

• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2020), “овечий”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 11 (обмін – оя́снювати), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• “овечий”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “овечий”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “овечий”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “овечий”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “овечий”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “овечий”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)