adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈlɛpəɹaɪn/
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General-American:/ˈlɛpəˌɹaɪn/
General-American:/ˈlɛpəɹən/
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adj
Meaning 1
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a hare or a rabbit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin leporīnus + English -ine (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). Leporīnus is derived from leporis (the genitive singular form of lepus (“hare”)) + -īnus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). The noun is derived from the adjective.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
أَرْنَبِيّ
(ʔarnabiyy)
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
Belarusian:
за́ячы
(zájačy)
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
Belarusian:
за́йчы
(zájčy)
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
Belarusian:
трусі́ны
(trusíny)
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
Finnish:
jänis-
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
Finnish:
jänisten
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
Finnish:
kani-
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
Finnish:
kanien
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
Finnish:
jänismäinen
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
Finnish:
kanimainen
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
French:
léporin
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
German:
Hasen-
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
German:
Kaninchen-
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
Italian:
leporino
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
Italian:
leprino
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
Latin:
leporīnus
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
Macedonian:
за́јачки
(zájački)
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
Polish:
zajęczy
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
Polish:
króliczy
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
Russian:
за́ячий
(zájačij)
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
Russian:
кро́личий
(króličij)
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
Scottish Gaelic:
maigheachail
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
Spanish:
lebruno
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
Swedish:
haraktig
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
Ukrainian:
за́ячий
(zájačyj)
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
Ukrainian:
зая́чий
(zajáčyj)
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
Ukrainian:
кроля́чий
(kroljáčyj)
— of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
