Totenfest
German
editEtymology
editNoun
editTotenfest n (strong, genitive Totenfestes or Totenfests, plural Totenfeste)
- A feast of commemoration for the souls of the departed.
- (Protestantism) A Lutheran feast day observed on the last Sunday before the First Sunday of Advent.
- Synonym: Totensonntag
- (Roman Catholicism) All Souls' Day
- Synonym: Allerseelen
Declension
editDeclension of Totenfest [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Totenfest | die | Totenfeste |
genitive | eines | des | Totenfestes, Totenfests | der | Totenfeste |
dative | einem | dem | Totenfest, Totenfeste1 | den | Totenfesten |
accusative | ein | das | Totenfest | die | Totenfeste |
1Now rare, see notes.
See also
edit- Christkönigsfest (a Catholic feast day observed on the same Sunday as the Lutheran observance)
Further reading
edit- “Totenfest” in Duden online