iucundus

Latin

Alternative forms

• iōcundus
• jūcundus

Etymology

From iuvō (“to delight, please”) +‎ -cundus. -undus should be considered for etymological origins.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /i̯uːˈkun.dus/, [i̯uːˈkʊn̪d̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /juˈkun.dus/, [juˈkun̪d̪us]

Adjective

iūcundus (feminine iūcunda, neuter iūcundum, comparative iūcundior, superlative iūcundissimus, adverb iūcundē); first/second-declension adjective

1. pleasant, agreeable, delightful, pleasing, delicious

   Synonyms: peramoenus, commodus

   Antonym: ingrātus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	iūcundus	iūcunda	iūcundum		iūcundī	iūcundae	iūcunda
Genitive	iūcundī	iūcundae	iūcundī		iūcundōrum	iūcundārum	iūcundōrum
Dative	iūcundō		iūcundō		iūcundīs
Accusative	iūcundum	iūcundam	iūcundum		iūcundōs	iūcundās	iūcunda
Ablative	iūcundō	iūcundā	iūcundō		iūcundīs
Vocative	iūcunde	iūcunda	iūcundum		iūcundī	iūcundae	iūcunda

Synonyms

• (agreeable): acceptus, amoenus, bellus, dulcis, grātus

Derived terms

• iūcundē
• iūcunditās
• iūcundō

Descendants

• Catalan: jocund
• English: jocund
• Italian: giocondo
• Portuguese: jucundo
• Sicilian: jucunnu
• Spanish: jocundo

References

• “jūcundus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “iucundus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• iucundus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • rest after toil is sweet: acti labores iucundi (proverb.)
    
  • to be in a good temper: iucunde esse (Deiot. 7. 19)
    
  • to be dear to some one: carum atque iucundum esse alicui