fastelavn

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish fastelaghen, borrowed from Middle Low German vastelāvent, vastāvent, a compound of vasten (“Lent”) +‎ āvent (“evening”), the former from Old Saxon *fastōn, from Proto-West Germanic *fastēn (“to fast”).

See also German Fastelovend (Cologne). Faroese føstulávint/fastalávint and Swedish fastlag are also borrowed from Low German.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fasd̥əˈlɑwˀn]

Noun

fastelavn c (singular definite fastelavnen, not used in plural form)

  1. (Christianity) Shrovetide (the time before Lent)
  2. A carneval-like celebration in some Northern European countries during Shrovetide

Declension

Declension of fastelavn
common
gender 		singular
indefinite definite
nominative fastelavn fastelavnen
genitive fastelavns fastelavnens

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Probably from Danish fastelavn.

Noun

fastelavn m (definite singular fastelavnen, indefinite plural fastelavnar, definite plural fastelavnane)

  1. (Christianity) Shrovetide
  2. a carneval-like celebration in some Northern European countries during Shrovetide
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