festivus

See also: Festivus

Latin

Etymology

From fēstus (“of or pertaining to feasts”) +‎ -īvus.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /feːsˈtiː.wus/, [feːsˈtiː.wʊs]

Adjective

fēstīvus (feminine fēstīva, neuter fēstīvum); first/second declension

  1. lively, festive, joyous, gay, merry
  2. agreeable, pleasing; handsome, pretty
  3. (of character) jovial, agreeable
  4. (of speech) humorous, witty, lively

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative festīvus festīva festīvum festīvī festīvae festīva
genitive festīvī festīvae festīvī festīvōrum festīvārum festīvōrum
dative festīvō festīvō festīvīs
accusative festīvum festīvam festīvum festīvōs festīvās festīva
ablative festīvō festīvā festīvō festīvīs
vocative festīve festīva festīvum festīvī festīvae festīva

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Emilian: festîv
  • English: festive
  • French: festif
  • Galician: festivo
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: festivu
  • Istriot: fisteîvo
  • Italian: festivo
  • Mirandese: festibo
  • Piedmontese: festiv
  • Portuguese: festivo
  • Spanish: festivo

References

  • festivus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • festivus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • festivus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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