# 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: /fɛst/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛst
* Homophones: fessed, -fest

### Noun

fest (plural fests)
* (in combination) A gathering for a specified reason or occasion.
    Synonym: festival
    a Renaissance fest
* (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

* afterfest
* -fest
* festgoer
* fest-goer
* flesh fest
* fruitfest
* glitch fest
* Ren fest
* sausage fest
* sausagefest
* taco fest

#### Related terms

* festschrift

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* efts, FETs, Stef, fets, FTSE, FTEs, SETF, tefs, ETFs

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from German fest.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈfɛst]

### Noun

fest m anim
* (archaic) undestroyable person
* (archaic) mummy

#### Alternative forms

* fext, fekst

### Adverb

fest (comparative více fest, superlative nejvíce fest)
* (informal) firmly, tightly
    Drž to fest. ― Hold it firmly
* (informal) much

#### Derived terms

* na fest

### 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: /ˈfɛsd/, [ˈfesd̥], [ˈfest]

### Noun

fest c (singular definite festen, plural indefinite fester)
* party
* celebration
* festival
* feast
* fête

#### Derived terms

* branchefolksfest

### References

* “fest” in Den Danske Ordbog

## German
### Alternative forms

* vest (obsolete)

### 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: /fɛst/
* Audio:(file)
* 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
    Ein One-Night-Stand ist mir genug, ich möchte gerade noch nichts Festes.A one-night stand is enough for me, I'm not looking for anything long-term right now.
    fester Freund ― boyfriend (as opposed to a platonic friend)

#### 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: [ˈfɛʃt]
* Audio:(file)
* 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?
** 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 | Action verb | (meg)néz | (meg)hallgat | (meg)szagol | (meg)kóstol, (literary) (meg)ízlel | megfog, (meg)tapint, (meg)tapogat |
| Perception verb | Perception verb | lát | hall | érez | érez | érez |
| Sta- tive | verb | látszik, tűnik, kinéz, fest | hangzik hallatszik | (érződik or archaic érzik) affecting one: esik (jólesik / rosszulesik) | (érződik or archaic érzik) affecting one: esik (jólesik / rosszulesik) | (érződik or archaic érzik) affecting one: esik (jólesik / rosszulesik) |
| Sta- tive | adjective | … kinézetű / külsejű (someone’s appearance) | … hangú, … hangzású | … szagú (bad/neutral) … illatú (pleasant) | … ízű | … tapintású |
| Sta- tive | 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 |
* 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”).

#### Derived terms

* festék
* festés
* festészet
* festmény
* festő
(With verbal prefixes):
* aláfest
* átfest
* befest
* elfest
* kifest
* lefest
* megfest
* összefest
* ráfest

#### References

* ↑ Entry #841 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
* ↑ Álgu etymological database, entry #78153 (language: Hungarian, word: fëst-)
* ↑ 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.)

### Further reading

* fest in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: 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: /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

* (party): party

##### Derived terms

* bryllupsfest
* festlig
* folkefest
* hagefest

##### Related terms

* feste (sense 2)

### 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

* festa, feste (verb)
* avskilsfest
* dansefest
* dimmefest
* eksamensfest
* eldrefest
* familiefest
* festantrekk
* festbunad
* festdag
* festdeltakar
* festfolk
* festframsyning
* festglad
* festgudstenest
* festgudsteneste
* festkledd
* festklede
* festkomité
* festleg
* festlyd
* festmiddag
* festmåltid
* festnemnd
* festplass
* festrus
* festsal
* festskrift
* festspel
* feststemd
* feststemning
* feststemt
* festtalar
* festtale
* festtelegram
* folkefest
* førejolsfest
* førejulsfest
* førjolsfest
* førjulsfest
* gallafest
* gledefest
* gledesfest
* grisefest
* hagefest
* hausttakkefest
* innviingsfest
* jolefest
* joletrefest
* jubileumsfest
* julefest
* juletrefest
* kjøpefest
* kåkfest
* lauvhyttefest
* ljosfest
* luciafest
* lysfest
* minnefest
* målfest
* offerfest
* opningsfest
* påskefest
* reisningsfest
* sekularfest
* sigersfest
* skalkefest
* skyttarfest
* solfest
* trinitatisfest
* trulovingsfest
* ungdomsfest
* årsfest

##### Related terms

* ferie

### 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:
* festarfolk
* festargåve
* festarmann
* festarmøy
* festarmål
* festarøl

### 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

* festa

##### 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

* stef

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from German fest.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɛst/
* (Greater Poland):
** (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) IPA: /ˈfɛst/
* Audio:(file)
* 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

#### Derived terms

* na fest

### 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

* fejst

### Etymology

Borrowed from German fest.

### Adverb

fest (Cyrillic spelling фест)
* (Kajkavian) very
* (Kajkavian) intensively
* (Kajkavian) tightly, strongly, firmly

#### Synonyms

* jako, čvrsto, intenzivno

## Silesian
### Alternative forms

* fes

### Etymology

Borrowed from German fest. Compare Polish fest, Kashubian fëst.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɛst/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛst
* Syllabification: fest

### Adjective

fest
* strong, well-built

### Adverb

fest
* very
* much, a lot
* firmly, strongly

### Further reading

* fest in silling.org

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Latin festum.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fɛsːt/
* Audio (Gotland); “en fest”:(file)
* Homophone: fäst

### Noun

fest c
* a party, a celebration
    Synonyms: kalas, party, partaj

#### Derived terms

* festa
* festprisse

### References

* fest in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* fest in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## Welsh
### Etymology

Borrowed from English vest.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vɛst/

### Noun

fest f (plural festiau or fests or festys, not mutable)
* undershirt, vest
    Synonym: (Patagonia) singlet

### References

* ↑ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “fest”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

## 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