Jahrmarkt

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German jārmarket, from Old High German jārmarkāt. Equivalent to Jahr (“year”) +‎ Markt (“market”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === Jahrmarkt m (strong, genitive Jahrmarktes or Jahrmarkts, plural Jahrmärkte) fair, funfair Synonyms: (western German, central German) Kirmes; (northern German) Rummel ==== Usage notes ==== The word is widely understood throughout the language area, but is rarely used in those areas where Kirmes is the normal word (other regional synonyms are generally restricted to the vernacular, with Jahrmarkt being the standard equivalent). ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Kirchweih, Kerwe (southern German) Dult, Kirchtag, Kirtag (Bavaria, Austria) ==== Descendants ==== → Czech: jarmark → Kashubian: jôrmark → Polish: jarmark → Ukrainian: ярмарок (jarmarok) →? West Circassian: йэрмэлыкъ (jɛrmɛləq) → Romanian: iarmaroc → Russian: я́рмарка (jármarka) → Azerbaijani: yarmarka → Bashkir: йәрминкә (yərminkə) → Turkmen: ýarmarka === Further reading === “Jahrmarkt”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Jahrmarkt” in Duden online Jahrmarkt on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de