felineus

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Latin

Etymology

From fēlīnus +‎ -eus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

fēlīneus (feminine fēlīnea, neuter fēlīneum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. 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.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
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

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.
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