Jahrmarkt

German

Etymology

From Middle High German jārmarket, from Old High German jārmarkāt. Equivalent to Jahr (“year”) +‎ Markt (“market”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Jahrmarkt m (strong, genitive Jahrmarktes or Jahrmarkts, plural Jahrmärkte)

  1. fair, funfair
    Synonyms: (western German, central German) Kirmes; (northern German) Rummel

Usage notes

  • The word is widely understood throughout the language area, but is rarely used in those areas where Kirmes is the normal word (other regional synonyms are generally restricted to the vernacular, with Jahrmarkt being the standard equivalent).

Declension

Declension of Jahrmarkt [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Jahrmarkt die Jahrmärkte
genitive eines des Jahrmarktes, Jahrmarkts der Jahrmärkte
dative einem dem Jahrmarkt, Jahrmarkte1 den Jahrmärkten
accusative einen den Jahrmarkt die Jahrmärkte

1Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Czech: jarmark
  • → Kashubian: jôrmark
  • → Polish: jarmark
  • → Russian: я́рмарка (jármarka)
    • → Azerbaijani: yarmarka
    • → Bashkir: йәрминкә (yərminkə)
    • → Turkmen: ýarmarka

Further reading

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