Totenfest
German
Etymology
Toter + Fest
Noun
Totenfest n (genitive Totenfestes or Totenfests, plural Totenfeste)
- A feast of commemoration for the souls of the departed.
- (Protestantism) A Lutheran feast day observed on the last Sunday before the First Sunday of Advent.
- Synonym: Totensonntag
- (Roman Catholicism) All Souls' Day
- Synonym: Allerseelen
Declension
Declension of Totenfest
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Totenfest | die | Totenfeste |
| genitive | eines | des | Totenfestes, Totenfests | der | Totenfeste |
| dative | einem | dem | Totenfest, Totenfeste1 | den | Totenfesten |
| accusative | ein | das | Totenfest | die | Totenfeste |
1Now uncommon, see notes
See also
- Christkönigsfest (a Catholic feast day observed on the same Sunday as the Lutheran observance)
Further reading
- “Totenfest” in Duden online