Feierabend

German
FWOTD – 12 May 2021

Etymology

Feier (“celebration”) +‎ Abend (“evening”). Originally related to Vorabend (“evening before”), it took on its current meaning in the 16th century.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ̯ərˌaːbənt/, [ˈfaɪ̯.ɐˌʔaː.bənt], [-bm̩t]
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Noun

Feierabend m (strong, genitive Feierabends, plural Feierabende)

  1. (obsolete) The evening before a holiday, eve.
    • 1980, Käthe Koller, Die gute alte Zeit. Leben und Brauchtum aus dem Innviertel, page 85:
      Die Knechte mußten am Vortag nach Feierabend, der vor einem „heiligen Tag" schon um 3 Uhr begann, die Kranzlstaudn holen.
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  2. Quitting time, hometime; the workday's end and the evening following it, used for relaxation or leisure.
    Jetzt machen wir Feierabend! ― Let's call it a night!
    Schönen Feierabend! ― Have a nice evening!
    • 1995, Heiner Müller, Germania 3 Gespenster am toten Mann‎:
      Mein Spass heisst Feierabend, Bier und Weiber.
      Fun for me means the 'evening off', beer, and broads.

Declension

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Derived terms
  • Feierabendarbeit
  • Feierabendbier
  • Feierabendheim
  • Feierabendphilosoph
  • Feierabendverkehr

Descendants
  • → Danish: fyraften
  • → Polish: fajrant
  • → Serbo-Croatian: fajrunt
  • → Serbo-Croatian: фајрунт
  • → Ukrainian: файронд (fajrond)

Further reading
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