felineus
Latin
Etymology
From fēlīnus + -eus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /feːˈliː.ne.us/, [feːˈliː.ne.ʊs]
Adjective
fēlīneus (feminine fēlīnea, neuter fēlīneum); first/second declension
- 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.
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 | fēlīneae | fēlīneō | fēlīneīs | fēlīneīs | fēlīneīs | |
Accusative | fēlīneum | fēlīneam | fēlīneum | fēlīneōs | fēlīneās | fēlīnea | |
Ablative | fēlīneō | fēlīneā | fēlīneō | fēlīneīs | fēlīneīs | fēlīneīs | |
Vocative | fēlīnee | fēlīnea | fēlīneum | fēlīneī | fēlīneae | fēlīnea |
Related terms
- fēlēs
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