adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
laetificus
laetificus (feminine laetifica, neuter laetificum)
Classical[ɫae̯ˈtɪ.fɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[leˈtiː.fi.kus]
Meaning
- adjectivepoeticgladdening, glad, joyful, joyous
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | laetificus | laetifica | laetificum |
| genitive | laetificī | laetificae | laetificī |
| dative | laetificō | laetificae | laetificō |
| accusative | laetificum | laetificam | laetificum |
| ablative | laetificō | laetificā | laetificō |
| vocative | laetifice | laetifica | laetificum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | laetificī | laetificae | laetifica |
| genitive | laetificōrum | laetificārum | laetificōrum |
| dative | laetificīs | laetificīs | laetificīs |
| accusative | laetificōs | laetificās | laetifica |
| ablative | laetificīs | laetificīs | laetificīs |
| vocative | laetificī | laetificae | laetifica |
laetĭfĭcus, a, um, adj. laetus-facio,
I. making glad, gladdening, glad, joyful, joyous (poet.):
fetus, Lucr. 1, 193; cf. vites, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 69 (Trag. v. 193 Vahl.): gau (i. e. gaudium), id. ap. Aus. Technop. 144 (Ann. v. 451 Vahl.): tumultus, Stat. Th. 8, 261: plausus, id. ib. 12, 521. —In neutr. plur. as subst.: laetĭfĭca, ōrum, joyful news: laetifica referre alicui, Sen. Troad. 597.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
laetificus adj.
laetus+2 FAC-, gladdening, glad, joyful, joyous : vites, Enn. ap. C.
Origins
Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Latin laetificus From laetus (“cheerful, joyous”) + -ficus (“making”).
Descendants
- Italianletifico
- Portugueseletífico
- Spanishletífico