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Etymology

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Suffix of jovial +‎ -isk. Derived from Latin jovialis (of Jupiter).[1][2] First attested in 1810.[1]

Adjective

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jovialisk

  1. jovial, jolly
  2. (obsolete) Jovian

Declension

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Inflection of jovialisk
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular jovialisk jovialiskare jovialiskast
Neuter singular jovialiskt jovialiskare jovialiskast
Plural jovialiska jovialiskare jovialiskast
Masculine plural3 jovialiske jovialiskare jovialiskast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 jovialiske jovialiskare jovialiskaste
All jovialiska jovialiskare jovialiskaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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