different between felis vs feline

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?fe?.lis/, [?fe?l?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?fe.lis/, [?f??lis]

Noun

f?lis f

1. genitive singular of f?l?s

Noun

f?lis f (genitive f?lis); third declension

1. Alternative form of f?l?s

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

References

• felis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• felis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• felis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• felis in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Old High German

Etymology

Akin to Old Norse fell, fjall.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fe.lis?/

Noun

felis m

1. cliff
2. rock

Descendants

• German: Fels

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fi?la?n/
• Rhymes: -i?la?n

Etymology 1

From Latin f?l?nus, from f?l?s (“wildcat, marten”).

Adjective

feline (comparative more feline, superlative most feline)

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

Synonyms

• catly

Translations

Etymology 2

Substantive use of the adjective feline, from Latin f?l?nus

Noun

feline (plural felines)

1. (formal) A cat; member of the cat family Felidae.

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:feline

Translations

Related terms

• feliform
• felis
• Felix
• felinity
• felinely

See also

• canine
• cattus
• Felidae

Anagrams

• feelin', nelfie

Italian

Adjective

feline

1. feminine plural of felino

Anagrams

• fenile

Latin

Adjective

f?l?ne

1. vocative masculine singular of f?l?nus

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fe?line]

Noun

feline f

1. indefinite plural of felin?
2. indefinite genitive/dative singular of felin?