fest

      See also Fest, and -fest

      English

      Etymology

      German Fest meaning festival (festival). Abstracted from Volksfest, etc., from Middle High German vëst, from Latin festum (see festivity).

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      fest (plural fests)

      1. (in combination) A gathering for a specified reason or occasion

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      Danish

      Etymology

      From German Fest, from Latin fēstum (holiday, festival, banquet, feast).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA: /fɛst/, [fɛsd̥]

      Noun

      fest c (singular definite festen, plural indefinite fester)

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

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      German

      Etymology

      From Old High German festi. Cognate to English fast (secure).

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      Adjective

      fest (comparative fester, superlative am festesten)

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

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      Hungarian

      Pronunciation

      • IPA: /ˈfɛʃt/

      Verb

      fest

      1. to paint
      2. to dye
      3. to look somehow
        Hogy fest? - What does it look like?

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      Luxembourgish

      Adjective

      fest

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

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      Middle English

      Verb

      fest

      1. to feast

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      Serbo-Croatian

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      Etymology

      German fest

      Adverb

      fest

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

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      Swedish

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      fest c

      1. party, celebration

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      Last modified on 13 June 2013, at 12:38