Definitions and meaning of fest
fest
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Fest (“feast, festival, party”), from Middle High German fest, from Latin festum, from which last are also English feast, festival, festivity (see these).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /fɛst/
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- Rhymes: -ɛst
- Homophones: fessed, -fest
Noun
fest (plural fests)
- (in combination) A gathering for a specified reason or occasion.
- Synonym: festival
- (in combination) An event in which the act denoted by the previous noun occurs.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Anagrams
- efts, FETs, Stef, fets, FTSE, FTEs, SETF, tefs, ETFs
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from German fest.
Pronunciation
Noun
fest m anim
- (archaic) undestroyable person
- (archaic) mummy
Declension
Alternative forms
Adverb
fest (comparative více fest, superlative nejvíce fest)
- (informal) firmly, tightly
- Drž to fest. ― Hold it firmly
- (informal) much
Derived terms
Further reading
- “fest”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “fest”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Fest, from Latin fēstum (“holiday, festival, banquet, feast”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛsd/, [ˈfesd̥], [ˈfest]
Noun
fest c (singular definite festen, plural indefinite fester)
- party
- celebration
- festival
- feast
- fête
Declension
Derived terms
References
- “fest” in Den Danske Ordbog
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German vest, from Old High German festi, from Proto-West Germanic *fast, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz; see there for cognates and further etymology.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛst/
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- Rhymes: -ɛst
Adjective
fest (strong nominative masculine singular fester, comparative fester, superlative am festesten)
- firm; compact; hard
- firm; fixed; rigid
- firm; steadfast
- (informal) of a long-term romantic relationship
- fester Freund ― boyfriend (as opposed to a platonic friend)
Declension
Derived terms
- fest- (prefix)
- -fest (suffix)
See also
- Fest – n. festival
- feste – adv. hard, firmly
- flüssig, gasförmig
Further reading
- “fest” in Duden online
- “fest” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hungarian
Etymology
First attested in c. 1372. Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pëčɜ- (“color; to color, paint”) + -t (causative suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfɛʃt]
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- Rhymes: -ɛʃt
Verb
fest
- (transitive) to paint (something a colour: -ra/-re)
- Coordinate term: mázol
- Pirosra festettem az autómat. ― I painted my car red.
- (transitive) to dye
- (intransitive) to look in some way
- Synonyms: kinéz, látszik, tűnik
- Hogy fest? ― What does it look like?
Usage notes
The stative types of the sense verbs feel, smell, and taste are uncommon in Hungarian (i.e., those expressing some sensory information conveyed, in contrast to the voluntary actions of using these senses or the involuntary perception). Instead, adjectival (-ú/-ű/-jú/-jű) and possessive (…-a/-e/-ja/-je van) constructions are used, and these are also applicable for sound. (The first two rows are for action verbs and perception verbs that behave similarly to English.)
On the other hand, certain verbs can express particular sensory impressions, e.g. illatozik (“to smell sweet, to be fragrant”) and bűzlik (“to stink, to reek”).
Conjugation
Derived terms
(With verbal prefixes):
References
Further reading
- fest in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German vest, from Old High German festi, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz. Cognate with German fest, Dutch vast, English fast, Icelandic fastur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fæst/
- Homophone: Fest
Adjective
fest (masculine festen, neuter fest, comparative méi fest, superlative am feststen)
- firm, hard
- solid
- rigid
- fixed, fast
Declension
Middle English
Verb
fest
- to feast
Mòcheno
Etymology
From Middle High German fëst, from Latin festum. Cognate with German Fest.
Noun
fest n
- holiday, festival
References
- “fest” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Latin festum.
Noun
fest m (definite singular festen, indefinite plural fester, definite plural festene)
- celebration, party
- (religion) feast, festival
Synonyms
Derived terms
- bryllupsfest
- festlig
- folkefest
- hagefest
Related terms
Etymology 2
Verb
fest
- imperative of feste
References
- “fest” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Latin festum.
Noun
fest m (definite singular festen, indefinite plural festar, definite plural festane)
- celebration, party, festivity
- Synonyms: party, selskap
- (religion) feast, festival
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse festr f, whence also fester.
Noun
fest f (definite singular festa, indefinite plural fester, definite plural festene)
- a betrothal
- Dei gjekk i festom. ― They were engaged.
- alternative form of fester (“rope to moor boats with”)
Derived terms
In the sense of an engagement to marry:
Etymology 3
Inflected forms of festa, feste (“to fasten”).
Participle
fest (definite singular and plural feste)
- past participle of festa and feste
- fastened
- engaged
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- grunnfest
- grunnlovsfest
- lovfest
Verb
fest
- inflection of festa:
- imperative
- supine
Etymology 4
Inflected form of festa, feste (“to party”)
Verb
fest
- imperative of festa
References
- “fest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Etymology
Inflected forms of festa (“to fasten”).
Participle
fest
- strong feminine nominative singular of festr
- strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of festr
- strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of festr
Verb
fest
- second-person singular imperative active of festa
- supine of festa
Anagrams
Polish
Alternative forms
- chwest (Western Kraków, Ojców)
Etymology
Borrowed from German fest.
Pronunciation
-
- Rhymes: -ɛst
- Syllabification: fest
Adjective
fest (not comparable, indeclinable, no derived adverb)
- (colloquial) perky, robust, vigorous
- Synonyms: dziarski, krzepki, silny
Adverb
fest (not generally comparable, comparative (dialectal) feściej, superlative (dialectal) najfeściej)
- (colloquial or dialectal, Chełmno-Dobrzyń) firmly, strongly
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bardzo
Noun
fest m inan
- (archaic) celebration, ceremony, function
- Synonyms: święto, uroczystość
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- fest in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- fest in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Antoni Krasnowolski (1879) “fest”, in Album uczącéj się młodzieży polskiéj poświęcone Józefowi Ignacemu Kraszewskiemu z powodu jubileuszu jego pięćdziesięcioletniéj działalności literackiéj (in Polish), Lviv: Czytelni Akademickiéj Lwowskiéj; "Gaz. Narod." J. Dobrzańskiego i K. Gromana, Słowniczek prowincjalizmów zebranych w ziemi chełmińskiej i świeckiej, page 302
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from German fest.
Adverb
fest (Cyrillic spelling фест)
- (Kajkavian) very
- (Kajkavian) intensively
- (Kajkavian) tightly, strongly, firmly
Synonyms
Silesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from German fest. Compare Polish fest, Kashubian fëst.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛst/
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- Rhymes: -ɛst
- Syllabification: fest
Adjective
fest
- strong, well-built
Adverb
fest
- very
- much, a lot
- firmly, strongly
Further reading
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin festum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛsːt/
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- Homophone: fäst
Noun
fest c
- a party, a celebration
- Synonyms: kalas, party, partaj
Declension
Derived terms
References
- fest in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- fest in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from English vest.
Pronunciation
Noun
fest f (plural festiau or fests or festys, not mutable)
- undershirt, vest
- Synonym: (Patagonia) singlet
References
Yola
Noun
fest
- alternative form of hist (“fist”)
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 40
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