Fasching

Meaning

The week before Mardi Gras, carnival.

Concepts

carnival

Synonyms

Karneval

Fastnacht

Fasnacht

fünfte Jahreszeit

Rummel

Faselnacht

Karnival

Translations

carnevale

carnaval

carnaval

carnaval

karnaval

carnaval

كرنفال

καρναβάλι

carnaval

carnaval

carnestoltes

απόκριες

büyük spor olayı

carnestolendas

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfaʃɪŋ/

Etymology

From Middle High German vaschanc, vaschang, from a conflation of unattested Old High German *vastganc (“exuberant goings-on at a carnival”) (exact cognate of Old English fastgang (“fasting; Shrove Tuesday”)) and *vastschanc (“serving of the fasting drink, esp. before the start of Lent”) (from a component *vast related to Proto-Germanic *fastāną (“to observe, fast, abstain”) + Schank (“a giving”)), + a suffix -ing.