Schützenfest
German, noun[ˈʃʏt͡sn̩ˌfɛst]
Schützenfest is a German neuter noun meaning “Schützenfest, a marksmen festival, a traditional festival or fair featuring a target shooting competition in the cultures of Germany, the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Volksfest im Zusammenhang mit einem Wettkampf von Mitgliedern eines Schützenvereins”.
What does Schützenfest mean in English?
noun
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neuterSchützenfest, a marksmen festival, a traditional festival or fair featuring a target shooting competition in the cultures of Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Volksfest im Zusammenhang mit einem Wettkampf von Mitgliedern eines Schützenvereins 2. Spiel, bei dem viele Tore erzielt werden
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 Schützenfest
- Schützenfestes genitive
- Schützenfests genitive
- Schützenfeste plural
- Schützenfesten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schützenfest?
- [ˈʃʏt͡sn̩ˌfɛst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schützenfest in German?
Schützenfest appears 1.7 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).