Erntedankfest

German

Alternative forms

  • Erntedank, Erntefest

Etymology

Erntedank (“harvest festival”) +‎ Fest (“feast, celebration”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛʁntəˈdaŋkˌfɛst/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ern‧te‧dank‧fest

Noun

Erntedankfest n (strong, genitive Erntedankfestes or Erntedankfests, plural Erntedankfeste)

  1. Harvest Festival

Usage notes

Frequently translated as Thanksgiving despite being entirely different holidays.

Declension

Declension of Erntedankfest [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Erntedankfest die Erntedankfeste
genitive eines des Erntedankfestes, Erntedankfests der Erntedankfeste
dative einem dem Erntedankfest, Erntedankfeste1 den Erntedankfesten
accusative ein das Erntedankfest die Erntedankfeste

1Now rare, see notes.

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