Fëst

See also: fest, Fest, fêst, and -fest

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Fäscht

Etymology

From Middle High German fëst, from Latin festum. Cognate with German Fest, English feast, French fête, Italian festa.

Noun

Fëst n

1. (Uri) celebration, party, festival

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 18.