feline

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfiːlaɪn/, SAMPA: /"fi:laIn/

Etymology 1

From Latin fēlīnus, from fēlēs 'wildcat, marten', from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘wildcat’ (compare Welsh bele 'marten', Sanskrit bharuja 'jackal', Moldivian balu 'dog').

Adjective

feline (comparative more feline, superlative most feline)

1. Of, or pertaining to, the cat.
2. catlike (resembling a cat)

Translations

of or pertaining to cat

Catalan: felí (ca) Dutch: katachtig (nl) Finnish: kissa- (fi) Italian: felino (it) m.

Polish: koci (pl) m. Portuguese: felino (pt) m. Romanian: felin (ro) m., felină (ro) f. Spanish: felino (es) m. Volapük: katik (vo)

catlike

Catalan: felí (ca) Finnish: kissamainen (fi), kissa- (fi)

Volapük: katasümik (vo)

Etymology 2

Substantive use of the adjective feline, from Latin felinus

A domestic cat

Noun

feline (plural felines)

1. A cat; member of the cat family Felidae.

Hyponyms

• See also Wikisaurus:feline

Translations

a cat

Dutch: katachtige, felien Finnish: kissaeläin (fi) Hindi: विडाल (hi) (vidaal) m.

Italian: felino (it) m. Portuguese: felino (pt) m. Romanian: felină (ro) f.

Related terms

• feliform
• felis
• Felix
• felinity
• felinely

See also

• canine
• cattus
• Felidae

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Italian

Adjective

feline f. pl.

1. feminine form of felino

Anagrams

• fenile

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Latin

Adjective

fēlīne

1. vocative masculine singular of fēlīnus