Opferfest

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German

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Etymology

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From Opfer (“victim, sacrifice”) +‎ Fest (“festival, celebration”); calque of Turkish Kurban Bayramı.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Opferfest n (proper noun, strong, genitive Opferfestes or Opferfests)

  1. (Islam) Eid al-Adha

Further reading

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  • “Opferfest” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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