Ferien

See also: ferien

German

Etymology

15th century, from Latin fēriae, with replacement of the Latin plural suffix -ae with German -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfeːri̯ən/, [ˈfeː.ʁi.ən], [ˈfeːɐ̯.jən], [ˈfɛɐ̯-]

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Noun

Ferien pl (plural only)

1. holidays during which an institution (especially a school, university) or a business is closed; break (usually three days or more)
2. vacation, holiday

   Synonym: Urlaub

Declension

Declension of Ferien [pl-only]

	plural
	def.	noun
nominative	die	Ferien
genitive	der	Ferien
dative	den	Ferien
accusative	die	Ferien

Hyponyms

• Betriebsferien
• Frühlingsferien
• Herbstferien
• Osterferien
• Sommerferien
• Weihnachtsferien
• Winterferien

Derived terms

• Ferienbeginn
• Ferienende
• Feriengegend
• Ferienhaus
• Ferienheim
• Feriensiedlung
• Ferientag
• Ferienwoche
• Ferienwohnrecht
• Ferienzeit

Further reading

• “Ferien” in Duden online
• “Ferien”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)