festa

See also: Festa, fèsta, fësta, and fešta

English

Noun

festa (plural festas)

A public holiday or feast day in Italy, Portugal, etc.

Anagrams

Fates, TAFEs, fates, feast, feats, fetas

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin fēsta, from the plural of Latin fēstum. Compare Occitan fèsta or hèsta.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈfes.tə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈfes.ta/
Rhymes: -esta

Noun

festa f (plural festes)

celebration; party

Derived terms

festaire
festejar
fester
festívol
festós

Related terms

festí
festiu
festival
festivar
festivitat

Esperanto

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfesta/
Hyphenation: fest‧a
Rhymes: -esta

Adjective

festa (accusative singular festan, plural festaj, accusative plural festajn)

festive

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse festa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈfɛsta]

Verb

festa (third person singular past indicative festi, third person plural past indicative fest, supine fest)

to fasten, to make fast

Usage notes

festa fót - make a settlement

Conjugation

Conjugation of festa (group v-9st)
infinitive	festa
supine	fest
participle (a5)¹	festandi	festur
	present	past
first singular	festi	festi
second singular	festir	festi
third singular	festir	festi
plural	festa	festu
	imperative
singular	fest!
plural	festið!
¹Only the past participle being declined.

Galician

San Sebastian's festa, Aldán, Galicia

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese festa, from Late Latin fēsta, from the plural of Latin fēstum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈfɛs̺tɐ]

Noun

festa f (plural festas)

festival
Synonyms: feira, festival
party
Synonym: esmorga
holiday; festivity
Synonyms: día de festa, día festivo, día santo

References

“festa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
“festa” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
“festa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“festa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“festa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse festa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɛsta/
Rhymes: -ɛsta

Verb

festa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative festi, supine fest)

(transitive, with accusative) to fasten
(transitive, with accusative) to determine, to fix, to settle

Conjugation

festa — active voice (germynd)

	Forms with appended personal pronoun
infinitive (nafnháttur)		að festa
supine (sagnbót)		fest
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		festandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég festi	við festum	present (nútíð)	ég festi	við festum
	þú festir	þið festið		þú festir	þið festið
	hann, hún, það festir	þeir, þær, þau festa		hann, hún, það festi	þeir, þær, þau festi

past (þátíð)	ég festi	við festum	past (þátíð)	ég festi	við festum
	þú festir	þið festuð		þú festir	þið festuð
	hann, hún, það festi	þeir, þær, þau festu		hann, hún, það festi	þeir, þær, þau festu

imperative (boðháttur)	fest (þú)	festið (þið)
	festu	festiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

festast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

	Forms with appended personal pronoun
infinitive (nafnháttur)		að festast
supine (sagnbót)		fest
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		festandist the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég festist	við festumst	present (nútíð)	ég festist	við festumst
	þú festist	þið festist		þú festist	þið festist
	hann, hún, það festist	þeir, þær, þau festast		hann, hún, það festist	þeir, þær, þau festist

past (þátíð)	ég festist	við festumst	past (þátíð)	ég festist	við festumst
	þú festist	þið festust		þú festist	þið festust
	hann, hún, það festist	þeir, þær, þau festust		hann, hún, það festist	þeir, þær, þau festust

imperative (boðháttur)	fest (þú)	festist (þið)
	festu	festisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

festur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
strong declension (sterk beyging)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	festur	fest	fest	festir	festar	fest
accusative (þolfall)	festan	festa	fest	festa	festar	fest
dative (þágufall)	festum	festri	festu	festum	festum	festum
genitive (eignarfall)	fests	festrar	fests	festra	festra	festra

weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
weak declension (veik beyging)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	festi	festa	festa	festu	festu	festu
accusative (þolfall)	festa	festu	festa	festu	festu	festu
dative (þágufall)	festa	festu	festa	festu	festu	festu
genitive (eignarfall)	festa	festu	festa	festu	festu	festu

Derived terms

festing

Noun

festa f (genitive singular festu, no plural)

resoluteness, steadfastness

Declension

declension of festa

	indefinite	definite
f-w1	singular
nominative	festa	festan
accusative	festu	festuna
dative	festu	festunni
genitive	festu	festunnar

Synonyms

(steadfastness): staðfesta, stöðugleiki

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin fēsta, from the plural of Latin fēstus (“festive”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɛ.sta/
Audio (IT) (file)
Rhymes: -ɛsta
Hyphenation: fè‧sta

Noun

festa f (plural feste)

feast
holiday (civil)
(in the plural) holidays (British), vacation (US)
fair (often in combination)

Descendants

→ Maltese: festa (or from Sicilian)

Anagrams

sfate

Italiot Greek

Etymology

From Latin festa (“party, feast”).

Noun

festa f

party, feast

Ladin

Etymology

From Late Latin fēsta, from the plural of Latin fēstum.

Noun

festa f (plural festes)

(official) holiday

Latin

Etymology 1

From the plural of fēstum. See main entry there for more.

Noun

fēsta f (genitive fēstae); first declension

(Medieval Latin) party, feast

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	fēsta	fēstae
Genitive	fēstae	fēstārum
Dative	fēstae	fēstīs
Accusative	fēstam	fēstās
Ablative	fēstā	fēstīs
Vocative	fēsta	fēstae

Descendants

See descendants under fēstum.

Noun

fēsta

nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of fēstum

Adjective

fēsta

inflection of fēstus:
1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

fēstā

ablative feminine singular of fēstus

Ligurian

Noun

festa f (please provide plural)

party (a celebration)

- Émmo fæto 'na festa de Dênâ.
  We had a Christmas party.

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian festa and/or Italian festa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɛːs.ta/

Noun

festa f (plural festi, diminutive festin)

festivity, feast
Synonym: festività
feast, celebration, party
name day
holiday, vacation

Related terms

festiv
festività
ffesteġġja

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

festet

Verb

festa

inflection of feste:
1. simple past
2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse festa, from Proto-Germanic *fastijaną. Factitive of fast (“(stead)fast”).

Alternative forms

feste (e- and split infinitives)

Verb

festa (present tense festar or fester, past tense festa or feste, past participle festa or fest, present participle festande, imperative fest)

to fasten, to make fast

Related terms

fast
fest f
feste n

Etymology 2

From fest +‎ -a, the first part being derived from Latin festum.

Alternative forms

feste (e- and split infinitives)

Verb

festa (present tense festar, past tense festa, past participle festa, passive infinitive festast, present participle festande, imperative festa/fest)

to party

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

festi (non-standard since 2012)

Noun

festa

definite singular of fest f
definite plural of feste n

References

“festa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

faste

Old Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfʲesta/

Etymology 1

From earlier fecht (“occasion”) +‎ -sa (“this”).

Adverb

festa

now, forthwith
henceforth

Derived terms

feasta

Verb

·festa

second-person singular past subjunctive/conditional prototonic of ro·finnadar

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
·festa	·ḟesta	·festa pronounced with /-v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *fastijaną.

Verb

festa (past participle festr)

to fasten

Conjugation

Conjugation of festa — active (weak class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	festa
present participle	festandi
past participle	festr
1st-person singular	festi	festa
2nd-person singular	festir	festir
3rd-person singular	festir	festi
1st-person plural	festum	festum
2nd-person plural	festið	festuð
3rd-person plural	festa	festu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	festa	festa
2nd-person singular	festir	festir
3rd-person singular	festi	festi
1st-person plural	festim	festim
2nd-person plural	festið	festið
3rd-person plural	festi	festi
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	fest, festi
1st-person plural	festum
2nd-person plural	festið

Conjugation of festa — mediopassive (weak class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	festask
present participle	festandisk
past participle	festzk
1st-person singular	festumk	festumk
2nd-person singular	festisk	festisk
3rd-person singular	festisk	festisk
1st-person plural	festumsk	festumsk
2nd-person plural	festizk	festuzk
3rd-person plural	festask	festusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	festumk	festumk
2nd-person singular	festisk	festisk
3rd-person singular	festisk	festisk
1st-person plural	festimsk	festimsk
2nd-person plural	festizk	festizk
3rd-person plural	festisk	festisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	festsk, festisk
1st-person plural	festumsk
2nd-person plural	festizk

Descendants

Icelandic: festa
Faroese: festa
Norwegian Nynorsk: festa
Swedish: fästa
Danish: fæste
- Norwegian Bokmål: feste

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

festa f (genitive festu)

bail, pledge

Declension

Declension of festa (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	festa	festan	festur	festurnar
accusative	festu	festuna	festur	festurnar
dative	festu	festunni	festum	festunum
genitive	festu	festunnar	festna	festnanna

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

festa

inflection of festr:
1. strong feminine accusative singular
2. strong masculine accusative plural
3. weak masculine oblique singular
4. weak feminine nominative singular
5. weak neuter singular

Noun

festa

genitive plural indefinite of festr

References

“festa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Anagrams

efast, stefa

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese festa, from Late Latin fēsta, from the plural of Latin fēstum.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛs.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛʃ.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛs.ta/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛʃ.tɐ/

Hyphenation: fes‧ta

Noun

festa f (plural festas)

party
Vamos começar a festa.
Let's get the party started.
A festa acabou.
The party's over.
celebration
festival
(religion) feast
caress

Descendants

Kabuverdianu: festa
→ Malay: pesta
- Indonesian: pesta
→ Sranan Tongo: fesa
- → Dutch: fissa

Romagnol

Alternative forms

fësta

Etymology

Inherited from Latin festa (“feast”).

Pronunciation

(Central Romagnol): IPA^(key): [ˈfɛːstɐ]

Noun

festa f (plural fest) (Faenza)

feast, festival

Spanish

Noun

festa f (plural festas)

Obsolete spelling of fiesta

Swedish

Etymology

fest +‎ -a

Pronunciation

Homophone: fästa

Verb

festa (present festar, preterite festade, supine festat, imperative festa)

to party (to celebrate at a party)
Synonym: kalasa

Conjugation

Conjugation of festa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	festa		festas
Supine	festat		festats
Imperative	festa		—
Imper. plural¹	festen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	festar	festade	festas	festades
Ind. plural¹	festa	festade	festas	festades
Subjunctive²	feste	festade	festes	festades
	Participles
Present participle	festande
Past participle	—
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Anagrams

faste

Ternate

Etymology

From Portuguese festa, from Latin fēstum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈfes.ta]

Noun

festa (Jawi فست‎)

a party, celebration, feast day
festa sara toca ― the candle lighting celebration

Alternative forms

pesta

References

Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

festa

English

Noun

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

Esperanto

Pronunciation

Adjective

Faroese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Usage notes

Conjugation

Galician

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

References

Icelandic

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Derived terms

Noun

Declension

Synonyms

Italian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Descendants

Anagrams

Italiot Greek

Etymology

Noun

Ladin

Etymology

Noun

Latin

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

Descendants

Noun

Adjective

Adjective

Ligurian

Noun

Maltese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Related terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Verb

Related terms

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Verb

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

Noun

References

Anagrams

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1