festivus

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See also: Festivus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

fēstīvus (feminine fēstīva, neuter fēstīvum, adverb fēstīvē or fēstīviter); first/second-declension adjective

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

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fēstīvus fēstīva fēstīvum fēstīvī fēstīvae fēstīva
Genitive fēstīvī fēstīvae fēstīvī fēstīvōrum fēstīvārum fēstīvōrum
Dative fēstīvō fēstīvō fēstīvīs
Accusative fēstīvum fēstīvam fēstīvum fēstīvōs fēstīvās fēstīva
Ablative fēstīvō fēstīvā fēstīvō fēstīvīs
Vocative fēstīve fēstīva fēstīvum fēstīvī fēstīvae fēstīva

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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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