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Fasching
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German
de:Karneval, Fastnacht und +
Etymology
From de gmh vaschanc, gmh vaschang, from a conflation of unattested de goh *vastganc exuberant goings-on at a carnival (exact cognate of ang fastgang fasting; Shrove Tuesday) and goh *vastschanc serving of the fasting drink, esp. before the start of Lent (from a component goh *vast related to gem-pro *fastāną to observe, fast, abstain + de Schank a giving), + a suffix de -ing.Fasching
Pronunciation
de /ˈfaʃɪŋ/
de De-Fasching.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Fa sching
Noun
m,s,s:e
de especially Austria Bavaria The week before Mardi Gras, carnival.
de Fastnacht Karneval
Declension
m,s,s:e
Derived terms
de Altweiberfasching Fat Thursday
de Weiberfasching
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