felineus
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /feːˈliː.ne.us/, [feːˈlʲiːneʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /feˈli.ne.us/, [feˈliːneus]
Adjective
fēlīneus (feminine fēlīnea, neuter fēlīneum); first/second-declension adjective
- feline; of or pertaining to a cat
- 350—400, Servius, Commentary on the Georgics of Vergil, Liber III, 82:
- GLAUCI autem sunt felineis oculis, id est quodam splendore perfusis.
- GLEAMING, however, are the feline eyes, that is in a sense, drenched in brilliance.
- GLAUCI autem sunt felineis oculis, id est quodam splendore perfusis.
- 350—400, Servius, Commentary on the Georgics of Vergil, Liber III, 82:
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | fēlīneus | fēlīnea | fēlīneum | fēlīneī | fēlīneae | fēlīnea | |
Genitive | fēlīneī | fēlīneae | fēlīneī | fēlīneōrum | fēlīneārum | fēlīneōrum | |
Dative | fēlīneō | fēlīneō | fēlīneīs | ||||
Accusative | fēlīneum | fēlīneam | fēlīneum | fēlīneōs | fēlīneās | fēlīnea | |
Ablative | fēlīneō | fēlīneā | fēlīneō | fēlīneīs | |||
Vocative | fēlīnee | fēlīnea | fēlīneum | fēlīneī | fēlīneae | fēlīnea |
Related terms
References
- “felineus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- felineus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.