iucundus

Latin

Alternative forms

iōcundus
jūcundus

Etymology

From iuvō (“to delight, please”) +‎ -cundus. -undus should be considered for etymological origins.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /i̯uːˈkun.dus/, [i̯uːˈkʊn̪d̪ʊs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /juˈkun.dus/, [juˈkun̪d̪us]

Adjective

iūcundus (feminine iūcunda, neuter iūcundum, comparative iūcundior, superlative iūcundissimus, adverb iūcundē); first/second-declension adjective

pleasant, agreeable, delightful, pleasing, delicious
Synonyms: peramoenus, commodus
Antonym: ingrātus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	iūcundus	iūcunda	iūcundum	iūcundī	iūcundae	iūcunda
Genitive	iūcundī	iūcundae	iūcundī	iūcundōrum	iūcundārum	iūcundōrum
Dative	iūcundō	iūcundae	iūcundō	iūcundīs
Accusative	iūcundum	iūcundam	iūcundum	iūcundōs	iūcundās	iūcunda
Ablative	iūcundō	iūcundā	iūcundō	iūcundīs
Vocative	iūcunde	iūcunda	iūcundum	iūcundī	iūcundae	iūcunda

Synonyms

(agreeable): acceptus, amoenus, bellus, dulcis, grātus

Derived terms

iūcundē
iūcunditās
iūcundō

Descendants

Catalan: jocund
English: jocund
Italian: giocondo
Portuguese: jucundo
Sicilian: jucunnu
Spanish: jocundo

References

“jūcundus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“iucundus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
iucundus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
- rest after toil is sweet: acti labores iucundi (proverb.)
- to be in a good temper: iucunde esse (Deiot. 7. 19)
- to be dear to some one: carum atque iucundum esse alicui