German

Noun

Fete f ‎(genitive Fete, plural Feten)

1. (dated) party (social gathering)

Synonyms

• (party): Party

English

Alternative forms

• fête

Noun

fete ‎(plural fetes)

1. A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
   • 1991, Treasure Hunting, Treasure Hunting Publications:

     The final fete of the year was held at the Plymouth Hoe on 20 July, where fine weather and crowds of people ensured much support for local charities and boosted club finds.

2. A feast, celebration or carnival.

Verb

fete ‎(third-person singular simple present fetes, present participle feting, simple past and past participle feted)

1. (transitive, usually in the passive) To celebrate (a person).
   • 1992, Today, News Group Newspapers Ltd:

     Danielle Salamon was also four when she was feted as a musical genius in 1953.

Synonyms

• celebrate

Anagrams

• feet

Latin

Adjective

fēte

1. vocative masculine singular of fētus

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin feteo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛtə/

Verb

fete

1. to smell bad, to stink

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

fete

1. definite singular of fet
2. plural of fet

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfe.te]

Noun

fete f pl

1. plural of fată

Swedish

Adjective

fete

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of fet.