felino

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin fēlīnus (“feline”), from fēlēs (“cat”).

Adjective

felino (feminine felina, masculine plural felinos, feminine plural felinas)

1. feline

Noun

felino m (plural felinos)

1. feline

Related terms

• félido

Further reading

• “felino”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fēlīnus (“feline”), from fēlēs (“cat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feˈli.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: fe‧lì‧no

Noun

felino m (plural felini)

1. feline

See also

• Felidi
• canino

Adjective

felino (feminine felina, masculine plural felini, feminine plural feline)

1. feline
2. catlike

   Synonym: gattesco

Derived terms

• felinamente

Further reading

• “felino”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• fenoli, filone

Latin

Adjective

fēlīnō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of fēlīnus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fēlīnus (“feline”), from fēlēs (“cat”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈlĩ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈli.nu/

Adjective

felino (feminine felina, masculine plural felinos, feminine plural felinas, not comparable)

1. feline

Noun

felino m (plural felinos)

1. feline

Related terms

• félido

Further reading

• “felino”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “felino”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [feˈlino]

Noun

felino f

1. vocative singular of felină

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fēlīnus (“feline”), from fēlēs (“cat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feˈlino/ [feˈli.no]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: fe‧li‧no

Adjective

felino (feminine felina, masculine plural felinos, feminine plural felinas)

1. feline (of or relating or similar to the cat or the members of zoological family Felidae)

Noun

felino m (plural felinos)

1. feline (the members of zoological family Felidae)

Related terms

• félido

Further reading

• “felino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025