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Felix

Felix

See also: felix, FELIX, Félix, and Fêlix

English

Proper noun

Felix

  1. A male given name.
    • 1611, Bible (KJV), 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 **** Gate, HarperEntertainment, ISBN 0060842245, 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.

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Translations


Czech

Etymology

From Latin Felix.

Proper noun

Felix m

  1. A male given name.

Danish

Etymology

From Latin Felix.

Proper noun

Felix

  1. A male given name.

German

Etymology

From Latin Felix.

Proper noun

Felix

  1. A male given name.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Latin Felix.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Felix m

  1. A male given name

Declension


Latin

Etymology

From fēlīx (lucky, happy).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Fēlīx

  1. A Roman cognomen, later the name of early Christian saints.

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Norwegian

Etymology

From Latin Felix.

Proper noun

Felix

  1. A male given name.

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin Felix.

Proper noun

Felix

  1. A male given name.

Related terms

felix

felix

See also: FELIX, Felix, Félix, and Fêlix

Latin

Adjective

fēlīx m, f, n (genitive fēlīcis); third declension

  1. happy, lucky, blessed, fortunate
  2. fertile, fruitful
  3. auspicious, favorable, of good omen or luck
  4. (religion, archaic) of the noble fruits offered to the deities

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative fēlīx fēlīcēs fēlīcia
genitive fēlīcis fēlīcium
dative fēlīcī fēlīcibus
accusative fēlīcem fēlīx fēlīcēs fēlīcia
ablative fēlīcī fēlīcibus
vocative fēlīx fēlīcēs fēlīcia

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References

  1. De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill

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