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fest

adj · /fɛst/ ·
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.

Translation

  1. firm; compact; hard
  2. buoyant source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  3. adamant source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  4. proof source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  5. firm; fixed; rigid
  6. firm; steadfast
  7. firm; steadfast; of a long-term romantic relationship informal

    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)

  8. good, proper, big, large Austria, colloquial, derogatory

    Man muss schon ein fester Trottel sein, um auf so etwas hereinzufallen.

    You'd have to be a proper idiot to fall for something like that.

Fest

noun · /fɛst/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German fëst, derived from Latin festum. Cognate with English feast, French fête, Italian festa.

Translation

  1. feast, celebration, festival, party neuter, strong
  2. celebration source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. celebration; shindig source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Fest Feste
Accusative Fest Feste
Dative Fest Festen
Genitive Festes Feste

fest

adv ·

Translation

  1. fast source:wikdict-en-de-stardict