Kirmes
German, noun/ˈkɪrməs/
Kirmes is a German feminine noun meaning “fair, funfair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Jahrmarkt”.
What does Kirmes mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefair, funfair
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Jahrmarkt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kirmes
- Kirmessen plural
- Kirmis alternative
- Kirmisse alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kirmes?
- /ˈkɪrməs/
- [ˈkɪʁməs]
- [ˈkɪɐ̯məs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kirmes in German?
Kirmes appears 2.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).