belluine
bel·lu·ine
belluine · more belluine · most belluine
Of, characteristic of, or pertaining to beastsOf, characteristic of, or pertaining to beasts; animal, bestial; brutal.
/ˈbɛljuˌaɪn/
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)Of, characteristic of, or pertaining to beasts; animal, bestial; brutal.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Latin belluīnus, an alternative spelling of bēluīnus (“animal, bestial; brutBorrowed from Latin belluīnus, an alternative spelling of bēluīnus (“animal, bestial; brutal”) (whence the English beluine) + -ine (“suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’”). Bēluīnus is derived from bēlua (“(wild) beast; monster; brute”) + -īnus (“suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’”) (from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos (“suffix forming adjectives”)).
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Forms
more belluine, most belluine| Comparative | more belluine Lesson |
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| Superlative | most belluine Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form