Ferien

Meaning

  1. (plural, plural-only) holidays during which an institution (especially a school, university) or a business is closed; break (usually three days or more)
  2. (plural, plural-only) vacation, holiday

Synonyms

Semesterferien

Schulferien

Erholungsaufenthalt

Urlaubsaufenthalt

Erholungsurlaub

Frequency

B2
Dialects

Zürich

Zürich

ferie

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfeːri̯ən/
Etymology

15th century, from Latin fēriae, with replacement of the Latin plural suffix -ae with German -en.

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