jocundo

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

jōcundō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of jōcundus

Old Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin iōcundus, from Classical Latin iūcundus (delightful, pleasant), derived from iocus (joke). First attested in 1438 in Juan de Mena.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒoˈkundo/

Adjective

jocundo

  1. jocund, jovial, cheerful
    • 1438, Juan de Mena, Coronación del Marqués de Santillana , (as shown in the RAE's diachronic corpus, from an edition by Miguel Ángel Pérez Priego, for Planeta (1989)):
      mostraron rostro jocundo
      they showed a jovial face

Descendants

  • Spanish: jocundo

Spanish

Etymology

From late Old Spanish jocundo, from Late Latin iōcundus, from Classical iūcundus (delightful, pleasant), derived from iocus (joke). First attested in 1438 in Juan de Mena.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xoˈkundo/ [xoˈkũn̪.d̪o]
  • Rhymes: -undo
  • Syllabification: jo‧cun‧do

Adjective

jocundo (feminine jocunda, masculine plural jocundos, feminine plural jocundas)

  1. jocund, jovial, cheerful

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