Fest

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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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  • audio (Austria):(file)

Noun

Fest n (genitive Festes or Fests, plural Feste)

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

Declension

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Derived terms

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 Duden online

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German fëst, derived from Latin festum.

Pronunciation

Noun

Fest n (plural Feste)

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

Further reading

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