Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin fēstīvus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /feˈsti.vo/
  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: fe‧stì‧vo

Adjective edit

festivo (feminine festiva, masculine plural festivi, feminine plural festive)

  1. (relational) holiday
  2. (relational) Sunday, of Sunday
  3. festive

Noun edit

festivo m (plural festivi)

  1. (official) holiday; Sunday
    Synonym: giorno festivo

Usage notes edit

  • Used especially on timetables.

Further reading edit

  • festivo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin edit

Adjective edit

fēstīvō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of fēstīvus

References edit

  • festivo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • festivo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin fēstīvus.

Pronunciation edit

 
 

  • Hyphenation: fes‧ti‧vo

Adjective edit

festivo (feminine festiva, masculine plural festivos, feminine plural festivas)

  1. festive (having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival or party)

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: festivu

Further reading edit

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From Latin fēstīvus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fesˈtibo/ [fesˈt̪i.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: fes‧ti‧vo

Adjective edit

festivo (feminine festiva, masculine plural festivos, feminine plural festivas)

  1. festive

Derived terms edit

Noun edit

festivo m (plural festivos)

  1. holiday (day on which a festival, etc, is traditionally observed)
    Synonyms: día festivo, feriado

Further reading edit