Festlichkeit

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German

Etymology

festlich +‎ -keit

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛstlɪçkaɪ̯t/
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Noun

Festlichkeit f (genitive Festlichkeit, plural Festlichkeiten)

  1. festivity
    • 1797, August Wilhelm Schlegel, transl., Ein Sommernachtstraum, translation of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, :
      Wir tanzen morgen Mitternacht erfreut / In Theseus' Hause bei der Festlichkeit / Und segnen es mit aller Herrlichkeit.
      And will to-morrow midnight solemnly / Dance in Duke Theseus' house triumphantly, / And bless it to all fair prosperity:

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