feast

English

/fiːst/

noun
Definitions
  • A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature.
  • Something delightful
  • A festival; a holy day or holiday; a solemn, or more commonly, a joyous, anniversary.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English feeste derived from Old French feste derived from Latin festa, festum (feast, holiday, festival) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (deity, god, hallow, godhead, sacred one, saint, holy one, sacred place), *dʰeh₁- (put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰeh₁-

Gloss

put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

哺

Emoji

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