Polyglot Dictionary

Festmahl

/ˈfɛstˌmaːl/

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

Forms

plural
die Festmähler

Meaning

  1. feast, banquet

    Built from Fest (celebration) + Mahl (meal).

    • Zum Festmahl gab es viele Köstlichkeiten.

      There were many delicacies at the feast.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Fest celebration

Similar words

bankett

Bankett and Festmahl are close synonyms for "banquet"; Festmahl is slightly more festive or grand.

Similar in other languages

English

banquet

banquet is the English word for the same thing — both mean "feast, banquet."

Practice

1 What does Festmahl mean?

2 Fill the gap: Zum ___ gab es viele Köstlichkeiten.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Festmahl?

See also

nouncompound

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