Polyglot Dictionary

Erntedankfest

/ˈɛʁntəˌdaŋkˌfɛst/

das noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Erntedankfeste

Meaning

  1. harvest festival

    Built from Ernte (harvest) + Dank (thanks) + Fest (festival).

    • Das Erntedankfest findet im Herbst statt.

      The harvest festival takes place in autumn.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Ernte harvest
  • Dank thanks
  • Fest festival

Similar words

erntedank

Erntedankfest is the full, formal name for the German harvest festival; Erntedank is the shortened, more commonly used form.

Practice

1 What does Erntedankfest mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ findet im Herbst statt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Erntedankfest?

nouncompound

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