adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
fēlīnus
fēlīnus (feminine fēlīna, neuter fēlīnum)
Classical[feːˈliː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[feˈliː.nus]
Meaning
- adjectivefeline; of or pertaining to a cat
Iau, miauler, est vocem felinam edere.
(The triphthong) iau, (as in) miauler, is to emit a cat's cry.1570, Anthony van Cuyck, Grammatica gallica, page 16:Nam fundus Choroidis taurinae caeruleus, felinae flavus existit, &c.
For the bottom of the taurine Choroid appears blue, the feline, yellow, and so on.1652, Christoph Scheiner, Oculus, Liber I, Pars I, Cap. IV
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fēlīnus | fēlīna | fēlīnum |
| genitive | fēlīnī | fēlīnae | fēlīnī |
| dative | fēlīnō | fēlīnae | fēlīnō |
| accusative | fēlīnum | fēlīnam | fēlīnum |
| ablative | fēlīnō | fēlīnā | fēlīnō |
| vocative | fēlīne | fēlīna | fēlīnum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fēlīnī | fēlīnae | fēlīna |
| genitive | fēlīnōrum | fēlīnārum | fēlīnōrum |
| dative | fēlīnīs | fēlīnīs | fēlīnīs |
| accusative | fēlīnōs | fēlīnās | fēlīna |
| ablative | fēlīnīs | fēlīnīs | fēlīnīs |
| vocative | fēlīnī | fēlīnae | fēlīna |
fēlīnus, a, um, adj. feles,
I. of or belonging to a cat:
stercus, Cels. 5, 18, 15 dub. (Targa: suillum).—Another form, fē-līnĕus, a, um: oculi, Serv. Verg. G. 3, 82.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin fēlīnus From fēlēs (“cat”) + -īnus.
Descendants
- Catalanfelí
- Englishfeline
- Frenchfélin
- Italianfelino
- Occitanfelin
- Portuguesefelino
- Spanishfelino
- Galicianfelino
- Sicilianfilinu