Festtag
German
Etymology
Fest + Tag
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛstˌtaːk/
Audio (file)
Noun
Festtag m (genitive Festtags or Festtages, plural Festtage)
- a (religious) holiday
- (Christianity) feast day (a day in which a saint's life is commemorated and in which God is praised for working through that person's life by His grace)
- a holiday (in general)
- Synonym: Feiertag
- a (person's) special day, a (person's) day to celebrate (such as a birthday or anniversary)
- (in the plural) a period of time in which a series of festivals take place
Declension
Declension of Festtag
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Festtag | die | Festtage |
| genitive | eines | des | Festtages, Festtags | der | Festtage |
| dative | einem | dem | Festtag, Festtage1 | den | Festtagen |
| accusative | ein | das | Festtag | die | Festtage |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Further reading
- Festtag in Duden online