fest

See also: Fest, fêst, Fëst, and -fest

English

Etymology

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

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /fɛst/

  • Audio (RP)

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• Rhymes: -ɛst
• Homophones: fessed, -fest

Noun

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

• -fest

Related terms

• festschrift

Translations

A gathering for a specified reason or occasion

• Danish: fest (da) c
• Finnish: juhla (fi)
• Italian: fiera (it), sagra (it)

• Russian: собра́ние (ru) n (sobránije)
• Swedish: fest (sv) c, bjudning c

Anagrams

• ETFs, FETs, FTEs, FTSE, Stef, efts, fets, tefs

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Czech

Etymology

From German fest.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɛst]

Noun

fest m anim

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

Declension

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

fest (comparative více fest, superlative nejvíce fest)

1. (informal) firmly, tightly

   Drž to fest. ― Hold it firmly

2. (informal) much

Derived terms

• na fest

Further reading

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

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Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛst/, [fɛsd̥]

Noun

fest c (singular definite festen, plural indefinite fester)

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

Declension

Declension of fest

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

Derived terms

• branchefolksfest

 

References

• “fest” in Den Danske Ordbog

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German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛst/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛst

Adjective

fest (comparative fester, superlative am festesten)

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

Declension

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

• Festnetz

See also

• Fest – n. festival
• feste – adv. hard, firmly
• flüssig, gasförmig

Further reading

• “fest” in Duden online

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Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɛʃt]

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛʃt

Verb

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

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)
	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

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	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

• festék
• festés
• festészet
• festmény
• festő

 

(With verbal prefixes):

• aláfest
• átfest
• befest
• elfest
• kifest
• lefest
• megfest
• összefest
• ráfest

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /fæst/
• Homophone: Fest

Adjective

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

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

Declension

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
without article	nominative/accusative	festen	fest	fest	fest
	dative	festem	fester	festem	festen
with article	nominative/accusative	festen	fest	fest	fest
	dative	festen	fester	festen	festen

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Middle English

Verb

fest

1. to feast

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Mòcheno

Etymology

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

Noun

fest n

1. holiday, festival

References

• “fest” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Latin festum

Noun

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

1. celebration, party
2. (religion) feast, festival

Synonyms

• (party): party

Derived terms

• bryllupsfest
• festlig
• folkefest
• hagefest

Related terms

• feste (sense 2)

Etymology 2

Verb

fest

1. imperative of feste

References

• “fest” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Latin festum.

Noun

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

1. celebration, party, festivity

   Synonyms: party, selskap

2. (religion) feast, festival

Derived terms

• festa, feste (verb)

• avskilsfest
• dansefest
• dimmefest
• eksamensfest
• eldrefest
• familiefest
• festantrekk
• festbunad
• festdag
• festdeltakar
• festfolk
• festframsyning
• festglad
• festgudstenest
• festgudsteneste
• festkledd
• festklede
• festkomité
• festleg
• festlyd
• festmiddag
• festmåltid
• festnemnd
• festplass
• festrus
• festsal
• festskrift
• festspel
• feststemd
• feststemning
• feststemt
• festtalar
• festtale
• festtelegram
• folkefest
• førejolsfest
• førejulsfest
• førjolsfest
• førjulsfest
• gallafest
• gledefest
• gledesfest
• grisefest
• hagefest
• hausttakkefest
• innviingsfest
• jolefest
• joletrefest
• jubileumsfest
• julefest
• juletrefest
• kjøpefest
• kåkfest
• lauvhyttefest
• ljosfest
• luciafest
• lysfest
• minnefest
• målfest
• offerfest
• opningsfest
• påskefest
• reisningsfest
• sekularfest
• sigersfest
• skalkefest
• skyttarfest
• solfest
• trinitatisfest
• trulovingsfest
• ungdomsfest
• årsfest

 

Related terms

• ferie

Etymology 2

From Old Norse festr f, derived from fast.

Noun

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

1. an betrothal
2. a rope

Derived terms

In the sense of an engagement to marry:

• festarfolk
• festargåve
• festarmann
• festarmål
• festarmøy
• festarøl

 

Related terms

• festa, feste (verb)
• feste n

Etymology 3

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

Participle

fest (definite singular and plural feste)

1. past participle of festa and feste
   1. fastened
   2. engaged

Alternative forms

• festa

Derived terms

• grunnfest
• grunnlovsfest
• lovfest

Verb

fest

1. imperative of festa and feste
2. supine of festa and feste

Etymology 4

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

Verb

fest

1. imperative of festa and feste

References

• “fest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old Norse

Etymology

Inflected forms of festa (“to fasten”).

Participle

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

fest

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

Anagrams

• stef

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German fest.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛst/

Adverb

fest

1. (Upper Silesia) firmly, strongly

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• fejst

Etymology

Borrowed from German fest.

Adverb

fest (Cyrillic spelling фест)

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

Synonyms

• jako, čvrsto, intenzivno

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Swedish

Etymology

From Latin festum.

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

• IPA^(key): /fɛsːt/
• Homophone: fäst

Noun

fest c

1. party, celebration

Declension

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

Derived terms

• festa

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Yola

Noun

fest

1. fist

References

• J. Poole W. Barnes, A Glossary, with Some Pieces of Verse, of the Old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy (1867)