fest
English
/fɛst/
noun
Definitions
- (in combination) A gathering for a specified reason or occasion.
- (in combination) An event in which the act denoted by the previous noun occurs.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Fest (festival, feast, celebration, party) derived from Middle High German fest derived from Latin festum (feast, holiday, festival).
Origin
Latin
festum
Gloss
feast, holiday, festival
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
祭
Emoji
🎎 🥮
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -fest English
- afterfest English
- fest-goer English
- festgoer English
- festschrift English
- glitch English
- glitchfest English
- goer English
- hen English
- henfest English
- festa Latin
- festum Latin
- fēstum Latin
- Erntedankfest German
- Fest German
- Festbier German
- Festessen German
- Festmahl German
- Festschmaus German
- Festschrift German
- Festzug German
- Frühlingsfest German
- Laubhüttenfest German
- Schützenfest German
- Straßenfest German
- Sängerfest German
- Volksfest German
- festlich German
- festa Italian
- *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European
- fest Norwegian Bokmål
- fest Swedish
- fest Norwegian Nynorsk
- fest Danish
- festo Esperanto
- fest Middle High German
- fëst Middle High German
- festoj Albanian
- festë Albanian
- festal Middle French