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German
Etymology
Fest + -lich. Compare English feastly.
Pronunciation
Adjective
festlich (strong nominative masculine singular festlicher, comparative festlicher, superlative am festlichsten)
- festive
Declension
Positive forms of festlich
Comparative forms of festlich
Superlative forms of festlich
Further reading
- “festlich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “festlich” in Duden online
- “festlich” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Middle English
Etymology
fest + -ly (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
Adjective
festlich
- festive; fond of festivity
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Squire's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 280-281:
He moste han knowen love and his servyse,
And been a festlich man as fresh as May, [...]- He must have known love and its service,
And be a convivial man as gay as May,
Descendants