laetificus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /lae̯ˈti.fi.kus/, [ɫ̪äe̯ˈt̪ɪfɪkʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /leˈti.fi.kus/, [leˈt̪iːfikus]

Adjective

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

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

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative laetificus laetifica laetificum laetificī laetificae laetifica
Genitive laetificī laetificae laetificī laetificōrum laetificārum laetificōrum
Dative laetificō laetificō laetificīs
Accusative laetificum laetificam laetificum laetificōs laetificās laetifica
Ablative laetificō laetificā laetificō laetificīs
Vocative laetifice laetifica laetificum laetificī laetificae laetifica

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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