festlich

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Fest +‎ -lich. Compare English feastly.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

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

  1. festive

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • festlich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • festlich” in Duden online
  • festlich” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Middle English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

fest +‎ -ly (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

festlich

  1. festive; fond of festivity
    • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Squire's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 280-281:
      He moste han knowen love and his servyse,
      And been a festlich man as fresh as May,
      [...]
      He must have known love and its service,
      And be a convivial man as gay as May, [...]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: feastly