festlich
German
Etymology
Fest + -lich. Compare English feastly.
Pronunciation
Adjective
festlich (strong nominative masculine singular festlicher, comparative festlicher, superlative am festlichsten)
Declension
Positive forms of festlich
Comparative forms of festlich
Superlative forms of festlich
Further reading
- “festlich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “festlich” in Duden online
- “festlich” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Middle English
Etymology
fest + -ly (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛːstlit͡ʃ/
Adjective
festlich
- festive; fond of festivity
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Squire's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 280-281:
- He moste han knowen love and his servyse,
And been a festlich man as fresh as May, [...]- He must have known love and its service,
And be a convivial man as gay as May, [...]
- He must have known love and its service,
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Squire's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 280-281:
Descendants
- English: feastly