Fastnacht

Concepts

carnival

Shrove Tuesday

shrovetide

Shrovetide

Synonyms

Karneval

Fasching

Fasnacht

fünfte Jahreszeit

Fastnachtszeit

Karnival

Faselnacht

Fastnachtsdienstag

Translations

carnaval

carnaval

carnevale

carnaval

carnaval

karnaval

καρναβάλι

carnestoltes

απόκριες

mardi gras

carnaval

carnaval

كرنفال

büyük spor olayı

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

faasnacht

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfastnaxt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: vastnaht

Cognate with Lower Silesian: Foasnacht

Cognate with Mócheno: Vosnòcht

In summary

From Middle High German vastnaht, from vaste (“fast”) + naht (“night”). Cognate with Silesian East Central German Foasnacht, Mòcheno Vosnòcht.