feeste

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Afrikaans[edit]

Noun[edit]

feeste

  1. plural of fees

Dutch[edit]

Verb[edit]

feeste

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of feesten

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old French feste, from Latin fēsta.

Noun[edit]

fêeste f

  1. feast, holiday
  2. happiness, amusement
  3. loud show of joy, noise, commotion

Inflection[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: feest
    • Afrikaans: fees
    • Negerhollands: feesa
    • Dutch Low Saxon: feest
    • Javanese: fés
    • Sranan Tongo: fesa
      • Caribbean Javanese: fés
    • West Frisian: feestje (diminutive form)
  • Limburgish: fieës
  • West Flemish: fjiste

Further reading[edit]

Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old French feste, from Late Latin festa < Latin festum.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

feeste (plural feestes)

  1. feast

Descendants[edit]