Fest

See also: fest, fêst, Fëst, and -fest

German

Etymology

    From Middle High German fëst, derived from Latin festum. Cognate with English feast, French fête, Italian festa.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /fɛst/
    • Rhymes: -ɛst
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    Noun

    Fest n (strong, genitive Festes or Fests, plural Feste)

    1. feast, celebration, festival, party
      Synonyms: Feier, Fete, Party

    Declension

    Declension of Fest [neuter, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein das Fest die Feste
    genitive eines des Festes, Fests der Feste
    dative einem dem Fest, Feste1 den Festen
    accusative ein das Fest die Feste

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Hyponyms

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Danish: fest
    • → English: fest
    • → Norwegian: fest
    • → Swedish: fest

    References

    1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Fest”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

    Further reading

    • “Fest” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
    • “Fest” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • “Fest” in Duden online
    • Fest on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

    Hunsrik

    Etymology

    From Middle High German fëst, derived from Latin festum.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /feʃt/

    Noun

    Fest n (plural Feste)

    1. party, festival
      Meer gehn uffs Fest.
      We're going to the party.

    Further reading

    • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Fest”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 54
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