Noun: Kirmes
Gender: Feminine
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | eine Kirmes |
| Plural | Kirmessen |
Definite
| Singular | die Kirmes |
| Plural | die Kirmessen |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | einer Kirmes |
| Plural | Kirmessen |
Definite
| Singular | der Kirmes |
| Plural | der Kirmessen |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einer Kirmes |
| Plural | Kirmessen |
Definite
| Singular | der Kirmes |
| Plural | den Kirmessen |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | eine Kirmes |
| Plural | Kirmessen |
Definite
| Singular | die Kirmes |
| Plural | die Kirmessen |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like Kirmes
Kirmes,
Etymology
From Middle High German kirmesse, contraction of kirche (“church”) + messe, misse, from Old High German kirihha + messe (“mass”), + Latin missa, referring to annual solemn masses on the anniversaries of the consecration of village churches (contemporary Kirchweihfest), which developed into major village festivals. Compare the same in Dutch kermis. See: Latin Nouns '
missa', Dutch Nouns '
kermis'.
Verbs referencing "Kirmes"
Dutch Nouns
kermis, French Nouns
kermesse, English Nouns
kirmess.
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