Polyglot Dictionary

Feierabend

/ˈfaɪ̯ɐʔaːbn̩t/

der noun B1

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
die Feierabende
genitive
des Feierabends

Meaning

  1. the end of the working day; the free evening that follows it

    Literally "celebration evening". It names both the moment work stops and the time afterwards, which is why English needs a phrase rather than a word.

    • Ich mache jetzt Feierabend.

      I'm knocking off work now.

      Feierabend machen is the standard verb phrase.

    • Schönen Feierabend!

      Have a good evening!

      Said to colleagues as you leave.

    • Nach Feierabend gehe ich schwimmen.

      After work I go swimming.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Feier celebration
  • Abend evening

Practice

1 What does Feierabend mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich mache jetzt ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Feierabend?

Synonyms

  • Dienstschluss
  • Arbeitsende

See also

Usage notes

The word carries a cultural weight that after work does not: Feierabend marks a clean boundary where the working day is over and is not to be intruded upon.

noununtranslatableworkculturecompound

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