feeste

Afrikaans

Noun

feeste

  1. plural of fees

Dutch

Verb

feeste

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of feesten

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French feste, from Latin fēsta.

Noun

fêeste f

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

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: feest
  • Limburgish: fieës
  • West Flemish: fjiste

Further reading

  • “feeste”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “feeste”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Etymology

Old French feste < Latin festa, the nominative plural of festum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛːste/

Noun

feeste (plural feestes)

  1. feast

Descendants

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