feest

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feːst/
• Rhymes: -eːst

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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch fêeste, from Old French feste, from Latin fēstum.

Noun

feest n (plural feesten, diminutive feestje n)

1. party
2. feast
3. celebration

Derived terms

• dansfeest
• feesten
• feestelijk
• feest der herkenning
• Feest van de Arbeid
• huisfeest
• kinderfeest
• volksfeest

Descendants

• Afrikaans: fees
• → Dutch Low Saxon: feest
• → West Frisian: feestje (diminutive form)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

feest

1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of feesten
2. imperative of feesten