Noun
die Festschrift
Pronunciation: /ˈfɛstˌʃʁɪft/
festschrift
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plural Festschriften
Meanings
Noun
- festschrift
Example sentence
Zum sechzigsten Geburtstag des Professors erschien eine Festschrift.
A festschrift was published for the professor's sixtieth birthday.
Word forms
singular
die Festschrift
plural
die Festschriften
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Festschrift
Accusativedie Festschrift
Dativeder Festschrift
Genitiveder Festschrift
Plural
Nominativedie Festschriften
Accusativedie Festschriften
Dativeden Festschriften
Genitiveder Festschriften
Usage
- eine Festschrift für jemanden — a commemorative volume honouring someone, often a scholar
- Festschrift / Festprogramm — a commemorative publication / the programme for a celebration
Die Festschrift enthält Beiträge vieler ehemaliger Kollegen des Forschers.
The commemorative volume contains articles by many of the researcher's former colleagues.