Festus
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See also: festus
English
Etymology
From fēstus (“joyful, merry”).
Proper noun
Festus
- A city in Missouri.
- A male given name from Latin.
Latin
Etymology
From fēstus (“joyful, merry”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Fēstus m sg (genitive Fēstī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Sextus Pompeius Festus, a Roman grammarian
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Fēstus |
| Genitive | Fēstī |
| Dative | Fēstō |
| Accusative | Fēstum |
| Ablative | Fēstō |
| Vocative | Fēste |
References
- “Festus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Festus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.