-fest

See also: fest, Fest, fêst, and Fëst

English

Etymology

From fest, from German Fest (festival).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-fɛst/

Suffix

-fest

  1. A festival, a fest; used in names of events.
    summer + -festSummerfest
    Yule + -festYulefest
  2. (informal) Appended to a noun to denote a thing, especially an event or artistic work, characterized by the noun's referent.
    snooze + -festsnoozefest
    slug + -festslugfest
    action + -festactionfest
    joke + -festjokefest

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -fest

Anagrams

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse festr f (rope, cord), whence also fester (rope to moor boats with).

Suffix

-fest f

  1. place to moor boats

Derived terms

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