festoyer

French

Etymology

From Old French festeer, festeier, festoyer, a frequentative form of fester (compare modern fêter). Compare Catalan and Occitan festejar, Italian festeggiare, Portuguese festejar, Old Spanish festear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛs.twa.je/

Verb

festoyer

  1. (transitive) to feast, banquet

Conjugation

This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the ‘y’ with an ‘i’ before a silent ‘e’.

Further reading

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