-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 + ‎-fest → ‎Summerfest
    ‎Yule + ‎-fest → ‎Yulefest
  2. (informal) Appended to a noun to denote a thing, especially an event or artistic work, characterized by the noun's referent.
    ‎snooze + ‎-fest → ‎snoozefest
    ‎slug + ‎-fest → ‎slugfest
    ‎action + ‎-fest → ‎actionfest
    ‎joke + ‎-fest → ‎jokefest

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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