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Fastnacht

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Etymology edit

From Middle High German vastnaht, from vaste (“fast”) + naht (“night”). Cognate with Silesian East Central German Foasnacht, Mòcheno Vosnòcht.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfastnaxt/
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  • Hyphenation: Fast‧nacht

Noun edit

Fastnacht f (genitive Fastnacht, no plural)

  1. carnival
    Synonyms: Karneval; Fasching; Fasenacht; Fasnacht, Faßnacht; Fastelabend

Declension edit

Declension of Fastnacht [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Fastnacht
genitive einer der Fastnacht
dative einer der Fastnacht
accusative eine die Fastnacht

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Further reading edit

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