Fastnacht

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfastnaxt/

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• Hyphenation: Fast‧nacht

Noun

Fastnacht f (genitive Fastnacht, no plural)

1. carnival

   Synonyms: Karneval; Fasching; Fasenacht; Fasnacht, Faßnacht; Fastelabend

Declension

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

Derived terms

• Fastnachtsfest
• Fastnachtszeit, Fastnachtzeit

Related terms

• Fastnachten

Further reading

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