feline

See also: féline

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfiːlaɪn/
Rhymes: -iːlaɪn

Etymology 1

From Latin fēlīnus, from fēlēs (“wildcat, marten”).

Adjective

feline (comparative more feline, superlative most feline)

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

Synonyms

catly

Translations

of or pertaining to cats

Bulgarian: котешки (koteški)
Catalan: felí
Chinese:
Mandarin: 猫的
Dutch: katachtig (nl)
Esperanto: kata (eo)
Finnish: kissa- (fi)
French: félin (fr)
Galician: felino (gl) m
Greek: αιλουροειδής (el) (ailouroeidís)

Irish: catúil
Italian: felino (it) m
Malay: kucing (ms), kekucingan, felin
Polish: koci (pl) m
Portuguese: felino (pt) m
Romanian: felin (ro) m, felină (ro) f
Russian: коша́чий (ru) (košáčij)
Spanish: felino (es) m
Volapük: katik
Welsh: cathaidd (cy)

catlike

Catalan: felí
Dutch: katachtig (nl)
Finnish: kissamainen (fi), kissa- (fi)
French: félin (fr)
German: katzenartig, katzenhaft
Irish: catúil

Italian: felino (it), gattesco
Manx: kaytoil
Persian: گربه‌سان‎ (gorbesān)
Russian: коша́чий (ru) (košáčij)
Volapük: katasümik
Welsh: cathaidd (cy)

Etymology 2

Substantive use of the adjective feline, from Latin fēlīnus

A domestic cat

Noun

feline (plural felines)

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

Hyponyms

See also Thesaurus:feline

Translations

cat — see cat

Related terms

See also

Anagrams

feelin', nelfie

Italian

Adjective

feline

feminine plural of felino

Anagrams

fenile

Latin

Adjective

fēlīne

vocative masculine singular of fēlīnus

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