Why is it die Kirmes?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Kirmes, so learn the two together: die Kirmes.

Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Central German, Westphalian: fair

[1] mitteldeutsch, westfälisch: Jahrmarkt

Examples

[1] We were on the fun fair yesterday

[1] Wir waren gestern auf der Kirmes.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Kirmes die Kirmessen
Genitiv der Kirmes der Kirmessen
Dativ der Kirmes den Kirmessen
Akkusativ die Kirmes die Kirmessen

Pronunciation

In context

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