Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oktoberfest

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: ok-to-ber-fest
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A two-week public festival in Munich (Bavaria, southern Germany), held yearly in late September and early October, known especially for the large party tents in which revellers consume beer on long benches.

Example Sentences

"These Oktoberfests always resulted in bitter physical complaints, (“My liver is swelled to the thickness of seven inches, and I have spiders in my urine”), but they served for him the same peculiar function that all-night country-club gin parties were serving elsewhere."
"Joe Rogers writes that he and Jean are headed for Germany and are quite pleased with the prospect. They must have heard about these Oktoberfests."
"This includes interpreters for many of the world’s languages and 50 dirndl-clad waitresses versed in the intricacies of serving at Munich Oktoberfests."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Italic *oktō Latin octō Latin Octōberlbor. Middle High German octōber German Oktober Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁stosder. Proto-Italic *θēstos Proto-Italic *fēstosder. Latin fēstus Latin festumder. Middle High German fëst German Fest German Oktoberfestbor. English Oktoberfest Borrowed from German Oktoberfest.

Inflected Forms

Oktoberfests (plural) Octoberfest (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

festbier sausagefest

Synonyms

octoberfest

Questions

What does oktoberfest mean?: A two-week public festival in Munich (Bavaria, southern Germany), held yearly in late September and early October, known especially for the large party tents in which revellers consume beer on long benches.
Where does oktoberfest come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Italic *oktō Latin octō Latin Octōberlbor. Middle High German octōber German Oktober Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁stosder. Proto-Italic *θēstos Proto-Italic *fēstosder. Latin fēstus Latin festumder. Middle High German fëst German Fest German Oktoberfestbor. English Oktoberfest Borrowed from German Oktoberfest.

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