carnival
dieNounder Karneval; der Fasching
Word details
- German meaning
- Der Donnerstag vor Aschermittwoch, an dem Frauen traditionell die Macht übernehmen und Männer necken.
- English meaning
- Women's Carnival Day
- Synonym
- Altweiberfastnacht
- German example
- An Weiberfastnacht werden die Männer von den Frauen entmachtet.
- English example
- On Women's Carnival Day, the men are disempowered by the women.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Weiberfastnacht
- Plural Form
- die Weiberfastnächte
Related words
- Fasching
carnival
- Karneval
Carnival
- Karneval
carnival
- Rummel
carnival
- Fasennackt
carnival
- karnevalistisch
carnivalesque
- Spritzkuchen
Cruller
- venezianisch
Venetian
- jeck
crazy, fool, jester
- Brasilianerin
Brazilian woman
- rheinländisch
Rhinelandic
- Rosenmontag
Rose Monday
- Kölner
Resident of Cologne
- Tünnes
Tünnes (a Cologne carnival figure)
- Karneval
Carnival
- Kölnerin
Woman from Cologne
- Fastnacht
Carnival
- Zoch
carnival parade
- Kamelle
Candy
- Funkenmariechen
Carnival dancer
- Funkemariechen
Carnival dancer
- Jecke
Carnival reveler
- Damenwahl
Ladies' choice refers to a dance event where women ask men to dance.
- bützen
To kiss (colloquial, Rhineland)
- karnevalistisch
Carnivalesque
- Mainzer
person from Mainz
- Guggenmusik
Guggenmusik (carnival music)
- verkleiden
To dress up
- Quinquagesima
Quinquagesima Sunday
- rheinisch
Rhenish
- Fasching
Carnival
Example sentences with “carnival”
We celebrate carnival in Cologne. (Wir feiern Karneval in Köln.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Karneval and Fasching?
They are regional names for the same pre-Lenten festival.