verbfourth conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
fēliō
fēliō (present infinitive fēlīre)
Classical[ˈfeː.li.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈfɛː.li.o]
Meaning
- to snarl like a panther
Tigrides indomitae raccant, rugiuntque leones; Panther caurit amans; pardus hiando felit.
Untamed tigers make a hoarse sound, and lions roar; the rutting female panther caterwauls; the male panther, for uttering, snarls.43 BCE—18, Ovid (attributed), Carmen de Philomela, 50 - to meow like a cat
feles feliunt
cats meow2007, John C. Traupman, Conversational Latin for Oral Proficiency, page 287:
Conjugation conjugation 4 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | fēliō | fēliēbam | fēliam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | fēlīs | fēliēbās | fēliēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | fēlit | fēliēbat | fēliet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | fēlīmus | fēliēbāmus | fēliēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | fēlītis | fēliēbātis | fēliētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | fēliunt | fēliēbant | fēlient | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | fēliam | fēlīrem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | fēliās | fēlīrēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | fēliat | fēlīret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | fēliāmus | fēlīrēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | fēliātis | fēlīrētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | fēliant | fēlīrent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | fēlī | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | fēlīte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | fēlītō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | fēlītō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | fēlītōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | fēliuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | fēlīre | — |
| present participle | fēliēns | — |
gerundfēliendī, fēliendō, fēliendum
fēlĭo, īre, v. n., expresses the cry of the male panther, Auct. Carm. Philom. 50.
Origins
Probably fēlēs + -iō.
Descendants
- Frenchfélir