Felix
English
    
    
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈfiːlɪks/
- Rhymes: -iːlɪks
Proper noun
    
Felix
- A male given name from Latin.
-  1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 24:24:- And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.
 
- 2005 Marc Cerasini, etc, Operation Hell Gate, HarperEntertainment, →ISBN, page 134:
- Had a funny first name, like Oscar or maybe - no! I remember now. It was Felix. Felix Tanner.
 
 
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- A generic name given to a cat.
Translations
    
male given name
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Cebuano
    
    
Czech
    
    
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [ˈfɛlɪks]
- Rhymes: -ɪks
- Hyphenation: Fe‧lix
Declension
    
This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.
Danish
    
    
German
    
    
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈfeːlɪks/
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- Hyphenation: Fe‧lix
Icelandic
    
    
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛːlɪks/
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛːlɪxs/
Declension
    
declension of Felix
| m-s1 | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ||
| nominative | Felix | |
| accusative | Felix | |
| dative | Felix | |
| genitive | Felix | |
Latin
    
    Alternative forms
    
- Foelīx (medieval)
Etymology
    
From fēlīx (“lucky, happy”).
Pronunciation
    
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfeː.liːks/, [ˈfeːlʲiːks̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfe.liks/, [ˈfɛːliks]
- Audio (Classical) - (file) 
Proper noun
    
Fēlīx m sg (genitive Fēlīcis); third declension
- A Roman cognomen, later the name of early Christian saints.
Declension
    
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular | 
|---|---|
| Nominative | Fēlīx | 
| Genitive | Fēlīcis | 
| Dative | Fēlīcī | 
| Accusative | Fēlīcem | 
| Ablative | Fēlīce | 
| Vocative | Fēlīx | 
References
    
- “Felix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Felix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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