Polyglot Dictionary

Familienfest

/faˈmiːli̯ənˌfɛst/

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
Familienfeste

Meaning

  1. family celebration

    Built from Familie (family) + Fest (celebration).

    • Wir feiern ein Familienfest.

      We are having a family celebration.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Collective

Made of

  • Familie family
  • Fest celebration

Similar words

familienfeier

Familienfest is a broader, more festive family party; Familienfeier is a family celebration or gathering, often a more formal occasion like an anniversary.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

hogar

Close — a family celebration happens at home.

Practice

1 What does Familienfest mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir feiern ein ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Familienfest?

nouncompound

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