Festus
See also: festus
English edit
Etymology edit
From fēstus (“joyful, merry”).
Proper noun edit
Festus
- A city in Missouri.
- A male given name from Latin.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From fēstus (“joyful, merry”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfeːs.tus/, [ˈfeːs̠t̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfes.tus/, [ˈfɛst̪us]
Proper noun edit
Fēstus m sg (genitive Fēstī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Sextus Pompeius Festus, a Roman grammarian
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Fēstus |
| Genitive | Fēstī |
| Dative | Fēstō |
| Accusative | Fēstum |
| Ablative | Fēstō |
| Vocative | Fēste |
References edit
- “Festus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Festus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.