festlich

German

Etymology

Fest + -lich. Compare English feastly.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

festlich (strong nominative masculine singular festlicher, comparative festlicher, superlative am festlichsten)

  1. festive

Declension

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛːstlit͡ʃ/

Adjective

festlich

  1. festive; fond of festivity
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

Descendants

  • English: feastly
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