Fasching

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaʃɪŋ/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Fa‧sching

Noun

Fasching m (strong, genitive Faschings, plural Faschings or Faschinge)

1. The week before Mardi Gras, carnival.

   Synonyms: Fastnacht, Karneval

Declension

Declension of Fasching [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Fasching	die	Faschings, Faschinge
genitive	eines	des	Faschings	der	Faschings, Faschinge
dative	einem	dem	Fasching	den	Faschings, Faschingen
accusative	einen	den	Fasching	die	Faschings, Faschinge

Derived terms

• Altweiberfasching (“Fat Thursday”)
• Weiberfasching

Further reading

• “Fasching” in Duden online
• “Fasching” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache