laetificus

Latin

Etymology

laetus (“cheerful, joyous”) +‎ -ficus (“making”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /lae̯ˈti.fi.kus/, [ɫ̪äe̯ˈt̪ɪfɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /leˈti.fi.kus/, [leˈt̪iːfikus]

Adjective

laetificus (feminine laetifica, neuter laetificum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (poetic) gladdening, glad, joyful, joyous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	laetificus	laetifica	laetificum		laetificī	laetificae	laetifica
Genitive	laetificī	laetificae	laetificī		laetificōrum	laetificārum	laetificōrum
Dative	laetificō		laetificō		laetificīs
Accusative	laetificum	laetificam	laetificum		laetificōs	laetificās	laetifica
Ablative	laetificō	laetificā	laetificō		laetificīs
Vocative	laetifice	laetifica	laetificum		laetificī	laetificae	laetifica

References

• “laetificus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “laetificus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers