Polyglot Dictionary

Volksfest

/ˈfɔlksˌfɛst/

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
Volksfeste

Meaning

  1. public festival

    Built from Volk (people) + Fest (festival).

    • Das Volksfest zieht viele Besucher an.

      The public festival draws many visitors.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Volk people
  • Fest festival

Similar words

festival

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

Practice

1 What does Volksfest mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ zieht viele Besucher an.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Volksfest?

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