Schützenfest

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From German Schützenfest.

Noun

Schützenfest

  1. A "marksmen's festival": a traditional festival or fair in Germany or Switzerland, featuring a target-shooting competition.

German

Etymology

Schütze +‎ -n- +‎ Fest

Pronunciation

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Noun

Schützenfest n (strong, genitive Schützenfestes or Schützenfests, plural Schützenfeste)

  1. Schützenfest, a marksmen festival, a traditional festival or fair featuring a target shooting competition in the cultures of Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland

Declension

Declension of Schützenfest [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Schützenfest die Schützenfeste
genitive eines des Schützenfestes, Schützenfests der Schützenfeste
dative einem dem Schützenfest, Schützenfeste1 den Schützenfesten
accusative ein das Schützenfest die Schützenfeste

1Now rare, see notes.

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