festlich

== German == === Etymology === Fest +‎ -lich. Compare English feastly. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === festlich (strong nominative masculine singular festlicher, comparative festlicher, superlative am festlichsten) festive ==== Declension ==== === 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: ==== Descendants ==== English: feastly