fest

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See also: Fest, fêst, Fëst, and -fest

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Fest (“feast, festival, party”), from Middle High German fest, from Latin festum, from which last are also English feast, festival, festivity (see these).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fest (plural fests)

  1. (in combination) A gathering for a specified reason or occasion.
    Synonym: festival
    a Renaissance fest
  2. (in combination) An event in which the act denoted by the previous noun occurs.
    • 2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 35:
      That same trip would have to go down as the greatest dipping fest in Australian birding history. I had five target species and never saw one, despite spending a week looking for them.

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German fest.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fest m anim

  1. (archaic) undestroyable person
  2. (archaic) mummy

Declension[edit]

Declension
singular plural
nominative fest festové
genitive festa festů
dative festovi festům
accusative festa festy
vocative feste festové
locative festovi festech
instrumental festem festy

Adverb[edit]

fest (comparative více fest, superlative nejvíce fest)

  1. (informal) firmly, tightly
    Drž to fest. ― Hold it firmly
  2. (informal) much

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • fest in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • fest in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Fest, from Latin fēstum (“holiday, festival, banquet, feast”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛsd/, [ˈfesd̥], [ˈfest]

Noun[edit]

fest c (singular definite festen, plural indefinite fester)

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

Declension[edit]

Declension of fest
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fest festen fester festerne
genitive fests festens festers festernes

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German vest, from Old High German festi, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz; see there for cognates and further etymology.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fest (strong nominative masculine singular fester, comparative fester, superlative am festesten)

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

Declension[edit]

Positive forms of fest
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist fest sie ist fest es ist fest sie sind fest
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative fester feste festes feste
genitive festen fester festen fester
dative festem fester festem festen
accusative festen feste festes feste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der feste die feste das feste die festen
genitive des festen der festen des festen der festen
dative dem festen der festen dem festen den festen
accusative den festen die feste das feste die festen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein fester eine feste ein festes (keine) festen
genitive eines festen einer festen eines festen (keiner) festen
dative einem festen einer festen einem festen (keinen) festen
accusative einen festen eine feste ein festes (keine) festen
Comparative forms of fest
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist fester sie ist fester es ist fester sie sind fester
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative festerer festere festeres festere
genitive festeren festerer festeren festerer
dative festerem festerer festerem festeren
accusative festeren festere festeres festere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der festere die festere das festere die festeren
genitive des festeren der festeren des festeren der festeren
dative dem festeren der festeren dem festeren den festeren
accusative den festeren die festere das festere die festeren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein festerer eine festere ein festeres (keine) festeren
genitive eines festeren einer festeren eines festeren (keiner) festeren
dative einem festeren einer festeren einem festeren (keinen) festeren
accusative einen festeren eine festere ein festeres (keine) festeren
Superlative forms of fest
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am festesten sie ist am festesten es ist am festesten sie sind am festesten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative festester festeste festestes festeste
genitive festesten festester festesten festester
dative festestem festester festestem festesten
accusative festesten festeste festestes festeste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der festeste die festeste das festeste die festesten
genitive des festesten der festesten des festesten der festesten
dative dem festesten der festesten dem festesten den festesten
accusative den festesten die festeste das festeste die festesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein festester eine festeste ein festestes (keine) festesten
genitive eines festesten einer festesten eines festesten (keiner) festesten
dative einem festesten einer festesten einem festesten (keinen) festesten
accusative einen festesten eine festeste ein festestes (keine) festesten

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “fest” in Duden online
  • “fest” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

[after 1372] Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pëčɜ- (“color; to color, paint”)[1][2] + -t (causative suffix).[3]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

fest

  1. (transitive) to paint
    Coordinate term: mázol
  2. (transitive) to dye
  3. (intransitive) to look in some way
    Hogy fest? ― What does it look like?
    Synonyms: kinéz, látszik, tűnik
    • 1989, John Updike (author), Árpád Göncz (translator), Így látja Roger [Roger's Version], Budapest: Európa Könyvkiadó, →ISBN, page 203:
      Dale nem festett valami jól; viaszos sápadtsága szinte beteges volt. S mintha izzadt volna; ingzubbonya fölé kockás sportzakót vett, s e kettő nagyon nem illett össze.
      Dale didn't look well for this interview; his waxy pallor had slid over into the sickly. He seemed to be sweating, and he had put on a checkered sports jacket over his lumberjack shirt, with discordant effect.

Usage notes[edit]

The stative types of the sense verbs feel, smell, and taste are uncommon in Hungarian (i.e., those expressing some sensory information conveyed, in contrast to the voluntary actions of using these senses or the involuntary perception). Instead, adjectival (-ú/-ű/-jú/-jű) and possessive (…-a/-e/-ja/-je van) constructions are used, and these are also applicable for sound. (The first two rows are for action verbs and perception verbs that behave similarly to English.)

see / look hear / sound smell taste feel / touch
Action verb (meg)néz (meg)hallgat (meg)szagol (meg)kóstol,
(literary)
(meg)ízlel		 megfog,
(meg)tapint,
(meg)tapogat
Perception verb lát hall érez
Sta-
tive 		verb látszik, tűnik,
kinéz, fest		 hangzik
hallatszik		 (érződik or archaic érzik)
affecting one: esik (jólesik / rosszulesik)
adjective … kinézetű / külsejű
(someone’s appearance)		 … hangú,
… hangzású		 … szagú (bad/neutral)
… illatú (pleasant)		 … ízű … tapintású
possessive … kinézete / külseje van
… a kinézete / külseje		 … hangja van
… a hangja		 … szaga / illata van
…a szaga / …az illata		 … íze van
… az íze		 … tapintása van
… a tapintása
Examples:
  • Ez a torta citromízű. = Ennek a tortának citromíze van. ― This cake tastes of lemon.
  • Ez az autó benzinszagú. = Ennek az autónak benzinszaga van. ― This car smells of petrol.
  • Ez az étel finom illatú. = Ennek az ételnek finom illata van. = Ennek az ételnek finom az illata. ― This dish smells delicious.
  • Ez a szövet selymes tapintású. = Ennek a szövetnek selymes tapintása van = …selymes a tapintása. ― This fabric feels silky.

On the other hand, certain verbs can express particular sensory impressions, e.g. illatozik (“to smell sweet, to be fragrant”) and bűzlik (“to stink, to reek”).

Conjugation[edit]

conjugation of fest
1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. festek festesz fest festünk festetek festenek
Def. festem fested festi festjük festitek festik
2nd-p. o. festelek ―
Past Indef. festettem festettél festett festettünk festettetek festettek
Def. festettem festetted festette festettük festettétek festették
2nd-p. o. festettelek ―
Condi­tional
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. festenék festenél festene festenénk festenétek festenének
Def. festeném festenéd festené festenénk
(or festenők) 		festenétek festenék
2nd-p. o. festenélek ―
Sub­junc­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. fessek fess or
fessél 		fessen fessünk fessetek fessenek
Def. fessem fesd or
fessed 		fesse fessük fessétek fessék
2nd-p. o. fesselek ―
Infinitive festeni festenem festened festenie festenünk festenetek festeniük
Other nonfinite
verb forms 		Verbal noun Present participle Past participle Future part. Adverbial part. Potential
festés festő festett festendő festve festhet

Derived terms[edit]

(With verbal prefixes):

References[edit]

  1. ^ Entry #841 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.
  2. ^ Álgu etymological database, entry #78153 (language: Hungarian, word: fëst-)
  3. ^ fest in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German vest, from Old High German festi, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz. Cognate with German fest, Dutch vast, English fast, Icelandic fastur.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fest (masculine festen, neuter fest, comparative méi fest, superlative am feststen)

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

Declension[edit]

declension of fest
number and gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative hien ass fest si ass fest et ass fest si si(nn) fest
nominative /
accusative 		attributive and/or after determiner festen fest fest fest
independent without determiner festes fester
dative after any declined word festen fester festen festen
as first declined word festem festem

Middle English[edit]

Verb[edit]

fest

  1. to feast

Mòcheno[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German fëst, from Latin festum. Cognate with German Fest.

Noun[edit]

fest n

  1. holiday, festival

References[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin festum.

Noun[edit]

fest m (definite singular festen, indefinite plural fester, definite plural festene)

  1. celebration, party
  2. (religion) feast, festival
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

fest

  1. imperative of feste

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin festum.

Noun[edit]

fest m (definite singular festen, indefinite plural festar, definite plural festane)

  1. celebration, party, festivity
    Synonyms: party, selskap
  2. (religion) feast, festival
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse festr f, derived from fast.

Noun[edit]

fest f (definite singular festa, indefinite plural fester, definite plural festene)

  1. a betrothal
  2. a rope
Derived terms[edit]

In the sense of an engagement to marry:

Related terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Inflected forms of festa, feste (“to fasten”).

Participle[edit]

fest (definite singular and plural feste)

  1. past participle of festa and feste
    1. fastened
    2. engaged
Alternative forms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

fest

  1. imperative of festa
  2. supine of festa

Etymology 4[edit]

Inflected form of festa, feste (“to party”)

Verb[edit]

fest

  1. imperative of festa

References[edit]

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inflected forms of festa (“to fasten”).

Participle[edit]

fest

  1. strong feminine nominative singular of festr
  2. strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of festr
  3. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of festr

Verb[edit]

fest

  1. second-person singular imperative active of festa
  2. supine of festa

Anagrams[edit]

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German fest, from Middle High German vest, from Old High German festi, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fest (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) perky, robust, vigorous
    Synonyms: dziarski, krzepki, silny

Declension[edit]

Indeclinable.

Adverb[edit]

fest (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) firmly, strongly
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bardzo

Noun[edit]

fest m inan

  1. (archaic) celebration, ceremony, function
    Synonyms: święto, uroczystość

Declension[edit]

Declension of fest
singular plural
nominative fest festy
genitive festu festów
dative festowi festom
accusative fest festy
instrumental festem festami
locative feście festach
vocative feście festy

Derived terms[edit]

adverb

Further reading[edit]

  • fest in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • fest in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German fest.

Adverb[edit]

fest (Cyrillic spelling фест)

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

Synonyms[edit]

Silesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German fest, from Middle High German vest, from Old High German festi, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz.

Adverb[edit]

fest

  1. firmly
  2. a lot

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin festum.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fest c

  1. party, celebration
    Synonyms: kalas, party

Declension[edit]

Declension of fest 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fest festen fester festerna
Genitive fests festens festers festernas

Derived terms[edit]

Yola[edit]

Noun[edit]

fest

  1. Alternative form of hist (“fist”)

References[edit]

  • Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 40
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