joviaal
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French jovial, from Italian gioviale, from Latin ioviālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌjoː.viˈaːl/
joviaal (file) - Hyphenation: jo‧vi‧aal
- Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective
joviaal (comparative jovialer, superlative joviaalst)
- jovial, merry, cheerful
- good-humored, friendly, relaxed
Inflection
| Inflection of joviaal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | joviaal | |||
| inflected | joviale | |||
| comparative | jovialer | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | joviaal | jovialer | het joviaalst het joviaalste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | joviale | jovialere | joviaalste |
| n. sing. | joviaal | jovialer | joviaalste | |
| plural | joviale | jovialere | joviaalste | |
| definite | joviale | jovialere | joviaalste | |
| partitive | joviaals | jovialers | — | |
Related terms
- deva
- jovialiteit
- Jupiter
- Zeus