Oktoberfest

German

Etymology

Oktober (“October”) +‎ Fest (“festival”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔkˈtoːbɐˌfɛst/

Noun

Oktoberfest n (genitive Oktoberfestes or Oktoberfests, plural Oktoberfeste)

  1. A two-week public festival in Munich (Bavaria, southern Germany), held yearly in late September and early October, known especially for the large party tents in which revellers consume beer on long benches.
  2. One of a number of much smaller festivals that have been organised in some other places of Germany and the world since the late 20th century, generally involving stereotypical elements of Bavarian culture.

Declension
Declension of Oktoberfest
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Oktoberfest die Oktoberfeste
genitive eines des Oktoberfestes,
Oktoberfests		 der Oktoberfeste
dative einem dem Oktoberfest,
Oktoberfeste1		 den Oktoberfesten
accusative ein das Oktoberfest die Oktoberfeste
1Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms
  • (original festival in Munich): Wiesn

Further reading
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