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festivus
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See also: Festivus
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [feːsˈtiː.wʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [fesˈt̪iː.vus]
Adjective
fēstīvus (feminine fēstīva, neuter fēstīvum, adverb fēstīvē or fēstīviter); first/second-declension adjective
- lively, festive, joyous, gay, merry
- agreeable, pleasing; handsome, pretty
- (of character) jovial, agreeable
- (of speech) humorous, witty, lively
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
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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