festlich
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)
Declension edit
Positive forms of festlich
Comparative forms of festlich
Superlative forms of festlich
Further reading edit
Middle English edit
Etymology edit
fest + -ly (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
festlich
- 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, [...]
- He must have known love and its service,
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Squire's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 280-281:
Descendants edit
- English: feastly