fest

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word fest. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word fest, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say fest in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word fest you have here. The definition of the word fest will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition offest, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Fest, fëst, fêst, Fëst, and -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

Noun

fest (plural fests)

  1. (in combination) A gathering for a specified reason or occasion.
    Synonym: festival
    a Renaissance fest
  2. (in combination) An event in which the act denoted by the previous noun occurs.
    • 2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 35:
      That same trip would have to go down as the greatest dipping fest in Australian birding history. I had five target species and never saw one, despite spending a week looking for them.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German fest.

Pronunciation

Noun

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cs

fest m anim

  1. (archaic) undestroyable person
  2. (archaic) mummy

Declension

Declension of fest (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative fest festi, festové
genitive festa festů
dative festovi, festu festům
accusative festa festy
vocative feste festi, festové
locative festovi, festu festech
instrumental festem festy

Alternative forms

Adverb

fest (comparative více fest, superlative nejvíce fest)

  1. (informal) firmly, tightly
    Drž to fest. ― Hold it firmly
  2. (informal) much

Derived terms

Further reading

  • fest in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • fest in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Fest, from Latin fēstum (“holiday, festival, banquet, feast”).

Pronunciation

Noun

fest c (singular definite festen, plural indefinite fester)

  1. party
  2. celebration
  3. festival
  4. feast
  5. fête

Declension

Declension of fest
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fest festen fester festerne
genitive fests festens festers festernes

Derived terms

References

German

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

Adjective

fest (strong nominative masculine singular fester, comparative fester, superlative am festesten)

  1. firm; compact; hard
  2. firm; fixed; rigid
  3. firm; steadfast

Declension

Positive forms of fest
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist fest sie ist fest es ist fest sie sind fest
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative fester feste festes feste
genitive festen fester festen fester
dative festem fester festem festen
accusative festen feste festes feste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der feste die feste das feste die festen
genitive des festen der festen des festen der festen
dative dem festen der festen dem festen den festen
accusative den festen die feste das feste die festen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein fester eine feste ein festes (keine) festen
genitive eines festen einer festen eines festen (keiner) festen
dative einem festen einer festen einem festen (keinen) festen
accusative einen festen eine feste ein festes (keine) festen
Comparative forms of fest
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist fester sie ist fester es ist fester sie sind fester
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative festerer festere festeres festere
genitive festeren festerer festeren festerer
dative festerem festerer festerem festeren
accusative festeren festere festeres festere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der festere die festere das festere die festeren
genitive des festeren der festeren des festeren der festeren
dative dem festeren der festeren dem festeren den festeren
accusative den festeren die festere das festere die festeren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein festerer eine festere ein festeres (keine) festeren
genitive eines festeren einer festeren eines festeren (keiner) festeren
dative einem festeren einer festeren einem festeren (keinen) festeren
accusative einen festeren eine festere ein festeres (keine) festeren
Superlative forms of fest
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am festesten sie ist am festesten es ist am festesten sie sind am festesten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative festester festeste festestes festeste
genitive festesten festester festesten festester
dative festestem festester festestem festesten
accusative festesten festeste festestes festeste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der festeste die festeste das festeste die festesten
genitive des festesten der festesten des festesten der festesten
dative dem festesten der festesten dem festesten den festesten
accusative den festesten die festeste das festeste die festesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein festester eine festeste ein festestes (keine) festesten
genitive eines festesten einer festesten eines festesten (keiner) festesten
dative einem festesten einer festesten einem festesten (keinen) festesten
accusative einen festesten eine festeste ein festestes (keine) festesten

Derived terms

Derived terms

See also

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

Verb

fest

  1. (transitive) to paint (something a colour: -ra/-re)
    Coordinate term: mázol
    Pirosra festettem az autómat. ― I painted my car red.
  2. (transitive) to dye
  3. (intransitive) to look in some way
    Synonyms: kinéz, látszik, tűnik
    Hogy fest? ― What does it look like?
    • 1989, John Updike (author), translated by Árpád Göncz, Így látja Roger [Roger's Version], Budapest: Európa Könyvkiadó, →ISBN, page 203:
      Dale nem festett valami jól; viaszos sápadtsága szinte beteges volt. S mintha izzadt volna; ingzubbonya fölé kockás sportzakót vett, s e kettő nagyon nem illett össze.
      Dale didn't look well for this interview; his waxy pallor had slid over into the sickly. He seemed to be sweating, and he had put on a checkered sports jacket over his lumberjack shirt, with discordant effect.

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.)

see / look hear / sound smell taste feel / touch
Action verb (meg)néz (meg)hallgat (meg)szagol (meg)kóstol,
(literary)
(meg)ízlel		 megfog,
(meg)tapint,
(meg)tapogat
Perception verb lát hall érez
Sta-
tive 		verb látszik, tűnik,
kinéz, fest		 hangzik
hallatszik		 (érződik or archaic érzik)
affecting one: esik (jólesik / rosszulesik)
adjective … kinézetű / külsejű
(someone’s appearance)		 … hangú,
… hangzású		 … szagú (bad/neutral)
… illatú (pleasant)		 … ízű … tapintású
possessive … kinézete / külseje van
… a kinézete / külseje		 … hangja van
… a hangja		 … szaga / illata van
…a szaga / …az illata		 … íze van
… az íze		 … tapintása van
… a tapintása
Examples:
  • Ez a torta citromízű. = Ennek a tortának citromíze van. ― This cake tastes of lemon.
  • Ez az autó benzinszagú. = Ennek az autónak benzinszaga van. ― This car smells of petrol.
  • Ez az étel finom illatú. = Ennek az ételnek finom illata van. = Ennek az ételnek finom az illata. ― This dish smells delicious.
  • Ez a szövet selymes tapintású. = Ennek a szövetnek selymes tapintása van = …selymes a tapintása. ― This fabric feels silky.

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

conjugation of fest
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal


Indica­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. festek festesz fest festünk festetek festenek
Def. festem fested festi festjük festitek festik
2nd-p. o. festelek ―
Past Indef. festettem festettél festett festettünk festettetek festettek
Def. festettem festetted festette festettük festettétek festették
2nd-p. o. festettelek ―
Future Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. festeni fog.
Archaic
Preterit 		Indef. festék festél feste festénk festétek festének
Def. festém festéd festé festénk festétek festék
2nd-p. o. festélek ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. fest vala, festett vala/volt.
Archaic
Future 		Indef. festendek festendesz festend festendünk festendetek festendenek
Def. festendem festended festendi festendjük festenditek festendik
2nd-p. o. festendelek ―
Condi­tional
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. festenék festenél festene festenénk festenétek festenének
Def. festeném festenéd festené festenénk
(or festenők) 		festenétek festenék
2nd-p. o. festenélek ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. festett volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. fessek fess or
fessél 		fessen fessünk fessetek fessenek
Def. fessem fesd or
fessed 		fesse fessük fessétek fessék
2nd-p. o. fesselek ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. festett légyen
Infinitive festeni festenem festened festenie festenünk festenetek festeniük
Other
forms 		Verbal noun Present part. Past part. Future part. Adverbial participle Causative
festés festő festett festendő festve (festvén)
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular
(and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).
potential conjugation of fest
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. festhetek festhetsz festhet festhetünk festhettek festhetnek
Def. festhetem festheted festheti festhetjük festhetitek festhetik
2nd-p. o. festhetlek ―
Past Indef. festhettem festhettél festhetett festhettünk festhettetek festhettek
Def. festhettem festhetted festhette festhettük festhettétek festhették
2nd-p. o. festhettelek ―
Archaic
Preterit 		Indef. festheték festhetél festhete festheténk festhetétek festhetének
Def. festhetém festhetéd festheté festheténk festhetétek festheték
2nd-p. o. festhetélek ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. festhet vala, festhetett vala/volt.
Archaic
Future 		Indef. festhetendek
or festandhatok 		festhetendesz
or festandhatsz 		festhetend
or festandhat 		festhetendünk
or festandhatunk 		festhetendetek
or festandhattok 		festhetendenek
or festandhatnak
Def. festhetendem
or festandhatom 		festhetended
or festandhatod 		festhetendi
or festandhatja 		festhetendjük
or festandhatjuk 		festhetenditek
or festandhatjátok 		festhetendik
or festandhatják
2nd-p. o. festhetendelek
or festandhatlak 		―
Condi­tional
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. festhetnék festhetnél festhetne festhetnénk festhetnétek festhetnének
Def. festhetném festhetnéd festhetné festhetnénk
(or festhetnők) 		festhetnétek festhetnék
2nd-p. o. festhetnélek ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. festhetett volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. festhessek festhess or
festhessél 		festhessen festhessünk festhessetek festhessenek
Def. festhessem festhesd or
festhessed 		festhesse festhessük festhessétek festhessék
2nd-p. o. festhesselek ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. festhetett légyen
Inf. (festhetni) (festhetnem) (festhetned) (festhetnie) (festhetnünk) (festhetnetek) (festhetniük)
Positive adjective festhető Neg. adj. festhetetlen Adv. part. (festhetve / festhetvén)

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

References

  1. ^ Entry #841 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. ^ Álgu etymological database, entry #78153 (language: Hungarian, word: fëst-)
  3. ^ fest in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

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

Adjective

fest (masculine festen, neuter fest, comparative méi fest, superlative am feststen)

  1. firm, hard
  2. solid
  3. rigid
  4. fixed, fast

Declension

declension of fest
number and gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative hien ass fest si ass fest et ass fest si si(nn) fest
nominative /
accusative 		attributive and/or after determiner festen fest fest fest
independent without determiner festes fester
dative after any declined word festen fester festen festen
as first declined word festem festem

Middle English

Verb

fest

  1. to feast

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German fëst, from Latin festum. Cognate with German Fest.

Noun

fest n

  1. holiday, festival

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Latin festum.

Noun

fest m (definite singular festen, indefinite plural fester, definite plural festene)

  1. celebration, party
  2. (religion) feast, festival
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

Verb

fest

  1. imperative of feste

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Latin festum.

Noun

fest m (definite singular festen, indefinite plural festar, definite plural festane)

  1. celebration, party, festivity
    Synonyms: party, selskap
  2. (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)

  1. a betrothal
    Dei gjekk i festom. ― They were engaged.
  2. 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)

  1. past participle of festa and feste
    1. fastened
    2. engaged
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Verb

fest

  1. inflection of festa:
    1. imperative
    2. supine

Etymology 4

Inflected form of festa, feste (“to party”)

Verb

fest

  1. imperative of festa

References

Old Norse

Etymology

Inflected forms of festa (“to fasten”).

Participle

fest

  1. strong feminine nominative singular of festr
  2. strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of festr
  3. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of festr

Verb

fest

  1. second-person singular imperative active of festa
  2. supine of festa

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German fest, from Middle High German vest, from Old High German festi, from Proto-West Germanic *fast, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

fest (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (colloquial) perky, robust, vigorous
    Synonyms: dziarski, krzepki, silny

Declension

Indeclinable.

Adverb

fest (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) firmly, strongly
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bardzo

Noun

fest m inan

  1. (archaic) celebration, ceremony, function
    Synonyms: święto, uroczystość

Declension

Declension of fest
singular plural
nominative fest festy
genitive festu festów
dative festowi festom
accusative fest festy
instrumental festem festami
locative feście festach
vocative feście festy

Derived terms

adverb

Further reading

  • fest in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • fest in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German fest.

Adverb

fest (Cyrillic spelling фест)

  1. (Kajkavian) very
  2. (Kajkavian) intensively
  3. (Kajkavian) tightly, strongly, firmly

Synonyms

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from German fest. Compare Kashubian fëst

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛst/
  • Rhymes: -ɛst
  • Syllabification: fest

Adverb

fest

  1. firmly
  2. a lot

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin festum.

Pronunciation

Noun

fest c

  1. party, celebration
    Synonyms: kalas, party

Declension

Declension of fest 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fest festen fester festerna
Genitive fests festens festers festernas

Derived terms

Yola

Noun

fest

  1. 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
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia