English Explanatory Dictionary

-fest

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. A festival, a fest; used in names of events.
  2. Appended to a noun to denote a thing, especially an event or artistic work, characterized by the noun's referent.

Pronunciation

/-(ˌ)fɛst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)--fest.wav

Word forms

-fest

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁stosder. Proto-Italic *θēstos Proto-Italic *fēstosder. Latin fēstus Latin festumder. Middle High German fëst German Festbor. English fest English -fest From fest, from German Fest (“festival”).

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