Felix

See also: felix, FELIX, Félix, Fèlix, and Fêlix

English

Etymology

From Latin Fēlīx (literally happy, lucky).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfiːlɪks/
  • Rhymes: -iːlɪks

Proper noun

Felix

  1. 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.
  2. A generic name given to a cat.

Translations

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Félix, from Latin Fēlīx.

Proper noun

Felix

  1. a male given name from Latin

Czech

Etymology

Derived from Latin Fēlīx.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛlɪks]
  • Rhymes: -ɪks
  • Hyphenation: Fe‧lix

Proper noun

Felix m anim

  1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Felix

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Danish

Etymology

From Latin Fēlīx.

Proper noun

Felix

  1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Felix

German

Etymology

From Latin Fēlīx.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfeːlɪks/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Fe‧lix

Proper noun

Felix

  1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Felix

Icelandic

Etymology

From Latin Fēlīx.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛːlɪks/
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛːlɪxs/

Proper noun

Felix m

  1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Felix

Declension

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From fēlīx (lucky, happy).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfeː.liːks/, [ˈfeːlʲiːks̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfe.liks/, [ˈfɛːliks]
  • (file)

Proper noun

Fēlīx m sg (genitive Fēlīcis); third declension

  1. 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

Norwegian

Etymology

From Latin Fēlīx.

Proper noun

Felix

  1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Felix

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin Fēlīx.

Proper noun

Felix c (genitive Felix)

  1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Felix
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