festival

== English == === Alternative forms === feastiuall (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English festival (adjective), from Old French festival (“festive”), from Late Latin fēstīvālis, from Latin fēstīvus (“festive”). By surface analysis, festive +‎ -al. Displaced native Old English frēols. The noun is shortened from festival day, from Middle English festival dai, festiuall day (“feast day, festival”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɛstɪvl̩/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɛstəv(ə)l/ Hyphenation: fes‧tiv‧al === Adjective === festival (comparative more festival, superlative most festival) Pertaining to a feast or feast day; festive. (Now only as the noun used attributively.) === Noun === festival (countable and uncountable, plural festivals) (biblical) A feast or feast day. An event or series of special events centred on the celebration or promotion of some theme or aspect of the community, often held at regular intervals. In mythology, a set of celebrations in the honour of a god. (Caribbean, Jamaica, uncountable) Fried cornbread. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== festal festive festivity festivities ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== heortology (study of festivals), festilogy (treatise on festivals) == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French festival, from Latin fēstīvālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [fəs.tiˈβal] IPA(key): (Balearic) [fəs.tiˈval] IPA(key): (Valencia) [fes.tiˈval] === Noun === festival m (plural festivals) festival ==== Derived terms ==== festival de cinema (“film festival”) ==== Related terms ==== festa === Further reading === “festival”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Czech == === Etymology === Via French festival, from Latin fēstīvālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfɛstɪval] Hyphenation: fe‧s‧ti‧val === Noun === festival m inan festival (an event or community gathering) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “festival”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “festival”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “festival”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Etymology === Via English festival, from Latin festivalis. === Noun === festival c (singular definite festivalen, plural indefinite festivaler) a festival ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “festival” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English festival, from Old French festival, from Late Latin fēstīvālis, from Latin fēstīvus (“festive”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɛs.tiˌvɑl/ Hyphenation: fes‧ti‧val === Noun === festival n (plural festivals, diminutive festivalletje n) a festival (festive event or gathering) ==== Derived terms ==== == Estonian == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfestivɑl/, [ˈfestʲivɑl] === Noun === festival (genitive festivali, partitive festivali) festival ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== filmifestival === Further reading === “festival”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014 “festival”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009 “festival”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN festival in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) == French == === Etymology === English festival, from Old French festival. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛs.ti.val/ === Noun === festival m (plural festivals) festival ==== Descendants ==== → Greek: φεστιβάλ (festivál) → Turkish: festival === Further reading === “festival”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Noun === festival (plural festival-festival) festival == Italian == === Alternative forms === festivale === Etymology === Borrowed from English festival. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɛs.ti.val/, (traditional) /fes.tiˈval/ Rhymes: -ɛstival, (traditional) -al Hyphenation: fè‧sti‧val, (traditional) fe‧sti‧vàl === Noun === festival m (invariable) festival worker's festival ==== Synonyms ==== mostra rassegna ==== Related terms ==== festivaliere festivaliero === References === == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin festivalis, via English festival. === Noun === festival m (definite singular festivalen, indefinite plural festivaler, definite plural festivalene) a festival === References === “festival” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Latin festivalis, via English festival. === Noun === festival m (definite singular festivalen, indefinite plural festivalar, definite plural festivalane) a festival === References === “festival” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Portuguese == === Etymology === From French festival, ultimately from Latin fēstīvālis. === Pronunciation === === Noun === festival m (plural festivais) festival === Further reading === “festival”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “festival”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French festival. === Pronunciation === === Noun === festival n (plural festivaluri) festival ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Noun === festìvāl m inan (Cyrillic spelling фестѝва̄л) festival ==== Declension ==== === See also === praznik == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfestival] === Noun === festival m inan (declension pattern of dub) festival ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “festival”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /festiˈbal/ [fes.t̪iˈβ̞al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: fes‧ti‧val === Noun === festival m (plural festivales) festival === Further reading === “festival”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Noun === festival c a festival (event) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== pridefestival === References === festival in Svensk ordbok (SO) festival in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) == Turkish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French festival. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [festiˈval] Hyphenation: fes‧ti‧val === Noun === festival (definite accusative festivali, plural festivaller) festival Synonym: şenlik ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “festival”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “festival”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı