Festival

/ˈfɛstivl̩/

das 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Festivals

Meaning

  1. festival

    • Wir fahren im Sommer zu einem Musikfestival.

      In summer we're going to a music festival.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

volksfest

Volksfest is more specifically a folk or public festival, a fair; Festival is more general, like a music or film festival.

Similar in other languages

French

festival

festival is the French word for the same thing — both mean "festival."

Portuguese

festival

festival is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "festival."

Practice

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