Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

en fest

party/fɛsːt/

Meaning

party

In Swedish: sammankomst där man äter och dricker gott och har roligt

Forms

Forms of fest
Singular, indefiniteen fest
Singular, definitefesten
Plural, indefinitefester
Plural, definitefesterna

fest is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor fest, den stora festen. Check another noun

Practise fest

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Is it en fest or ett fest?

Words built with fest

  • festmat party food
  • julfest Christmas party
  • festspel festival
  • festprisse bon vivant

Questions

What does fest mean in English?

fest means “party”.

Is it en fest or ett fest?

It is en fest, and “the party” is festen.

What is the plural of fest?

The plural of fest is fester, and the definite plural is festerna.

Similar words

galejpartykalasgästabudpartaj

Origin

From Latin festum.

Nearby common words

fest is number 689 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary