fest

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Etymology [edit]

German Fest meaning festival (festival). Abstracted from Volksfest, etc., from Middle High German vëst, from Latin festum (see festivity).

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fest (plural fests)

  1. (in combination) A gathering for a specified reason or occasion

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Danish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From German Fest, from Latin fēstum (holiday, festival, banquet, feast).

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  • IPA: /fɛst/, [fɛsd̥]

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fest c (singular definite festen, plural indefinite fester)

  1. party
  2. celebration
  3. festival
  4. feast
  5. fête

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German [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old High German festi. Cognate to English fast (secure).

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fest (comparative fester, superlative am festesten)

  1. firm
  2. compact; hard
  3. fixed; rigid

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Hungarian [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈfɛʃt/

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fest

  1. to paint
  2. to dye
  3. to look somehow
    Hogy fest? - What does it look like?

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Luxembourgish [edit]

Adjective [edit]

fest

  1. firm, hard
  2. solid
  3. rigid
  4. fixed, fast

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Middle English [edit]

Verb [edit]

fest

  1. to feast

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German fest

Adverb [edit]

fest

  1. (Kajkavian) very
  2. (Kajkavian) intensively
  3. (Kajkavian) tightly, strongly, firmly

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fest c

  1. party, celebration

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