Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Vulgar Latin *festidiāre. By surface analysis, festa (holiday, celebration) +‎ -eggiare (verb-forming suffix). Compare French festoyer.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fe.stedˈd͡ʒa.re/
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  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: fe‧steg‧già‧re

Verb edit

festeggiàre (first-person singular present festéggio, first-person singular past historic festeggiài, past participle festeggiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to celebrate
  2. (transitive) to welcome warmly
  3. (intransitive) to celebrate, to party [auxiliary avere]
  4. (intransitive) to celebrate, to show joy [auxiliary avere]

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