How do you pronounce bovine?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈboʊˌvaɪn/.

bovine

/ˈboʊˌvaɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: bovine
IPA: /ˈboʊˌvaɪn/

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Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or characteristic of cattle, buffaloes, or bison.

adj

Of, relating to, or characteristic of cattle, buffaloes, or bison.

adj

Sluggish, dull, slow-witted.

noun

An animal of a family, subfamily, tribe, or genera including cattle, buffaloes and bison.

noun

An animal of a family, subfamily, tribe, or genera including cattle, buffaloes and bison.

Example Sentences

"They had been selected and arranged with a dull, bovine indifference to any meaning that any of them might have."
"For reasons which are really a matter for a trainee psychoanalyst, who plays James Bond is a big thing for Spencer. To this end, he has unleashed a series of thoughts so bovine that I’ll just give you one for a little flavour."
"The inevitable consequence of handling complex international issues with cruel and bovine simplicity is to spread fear, uncertainty and instability."
"Near-synonyms: cattle beast, cattlebeast, cow"

Etymology

PIE word *gʷṓws Borrowed from Late Latin bovīnus (“relating to cattle”), from Latin bōs (“ox”). Cognate to beef.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: bovīnus, bōs

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈboʊˌvaɪn/
British English: /ˈbəʊ.vaɪn/

Inflected Forms

more bovine (comparative) most bovine (superlative) bovines (plural)

Derived Forms

antibovine bibovine bovinely bovineness bovinity bovinized nonbovine ovibovine

Phrases

acute bovine pulmonary emphysema bovine acetonaemia bovine acetonemia bovine achondroplasia bovine adenovirus type 3 proteinase bovine adenovirus type 7 proteinase Bovine alphaherpesvirus 1 Bovine alphaherpesvirus 2

Frequently Paired Words

beef Bos Boselaphini Boselaphus bovate bovicide boviculture bovid

Synonyms

neatish vaccine cattle beast cattlebeast cow bovid