feeste

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Afrikaans

Noun

feeste

  1. plural of fees

Dutch

Verb

feeste

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of feesten

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French feste, from Latin fēsta.

Noun

fêeste f

  1. feast, holiday
  2. happiness, amusement
  3. loud show of joy, noise, commotion

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: feest
    • Afrikaans: fees
    • Negerhollands: feesa
    • Dutch Low Saxon: feest
    • Javanese: fés
    • Sranan Tongo: fesa
      • Caribbean Javanese: fés
    • West Frisian: feestje (diminutive form)
  • Limburgish: fieës
  • West Flemish: fjiste

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French feste, from Late Latin festa < Latin festum.

Pronunciation

Noun

feeste (plural feestes)

  1. feast

Descendants