jocundo

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Latin

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jōcundō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of jōcundus

Old Spanish

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Etymology

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

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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

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  • Spanish: jocundo

Spanish

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Etymology

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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

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

Adjective

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

  1. jocund, jovial, cheerful
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