festivus

See also: Festivus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /feːsˈtiː.wus/, [feːsˈtiː.wʊs]

Adjective

fēstīvus (feminine fēstīva, neuter fēstīvum); first/second declension

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

Inflection

First/second declension.

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

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Emilian: festîv
  • English: festive
  • French: festif
  • Galician: festivo
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: festivu
  • Istriot: fisteîvo
  • Italian: festivo
  • Mirandese: festibo
  • Piedmontese: festiv
  • Portuguese: festivo
  • Spanish: festivo

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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