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/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Fe‧lix
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛːlɪks/
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛːlɪxs/
Declension
declension of Felix
m-s1 | singular | |
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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 |
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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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