laetificus

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Latin

Etymology

From laetus (“cheerful, joyous”) +‎ -ficus (“making”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

laetificus (feminine laetifica, neuter laetificum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (poetic) gladdening, glad, joyful, joyous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative laetificus laetifica laetificum laetificī laetificae laetifica
genitive laetificī laetificae laetificī laetificōrum laetificārum laetificōrum
dative laetificō laetificae laetificō laetificīs
accusative laetificum laetificam laetificum laetificōs laetificās laetifica
ablative laetificō laetificā laetificō laetificīs
vocative laetifice laetifica laetificum laetificī laetificae laetifica

Descendants

  • Italian: letifico
  • Portuguese: letífico
  • Spanish: letífico

References

  • “laetificus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “laetificus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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