feierlich
German, adjective/ˈfaɪ̯ɐˌlɪç/
feierlich is spelled F-E-I-E-R-L-I-C-H (9 letters) and appears 5.0 times per million words in written German, the 12,256th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Feierlich is a German adjective meaning “solemn, ceremonious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in der Art und Weise einer Feier, auf eine Feier bezogen; mit festlicher Stimmung oder Ausstattung”.
What does feierlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
solemn, ceremonious
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. in der Art und Weise einer Feier, auf eine Feier bezogen; mit festlicher Stimmung oder Ausstattung
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 feierlich
- feierlicher masculine nominative singular
- am feierlichsten superlative
- feierliche feminine nominative singular
- feierliches neuter nominative singular
- feierlichen genitive masculine singular
- feierlichem dative masculine singular
- der feierliche definite includes-article masculine
- die feierliche definite feminine includes-article
- das feierliche definite includes-article neuter
- die feierlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des feierlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der feierlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem feierlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce feierlich?
- /ˈfaɪ̯ɐˌlɪç/
- [ˈfaɪ̯ɐˌlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to feierlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is feierlich in German?
feierlich appears 5.0 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).