"festning" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: festninga [definite, singular], festningen [definite, singular], festninger [indefinite, plural], festningene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Middle Low German vesteninge, vestinge; compare with German Festung. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|gml|vesteninge}} Middle Low German vesteninge, {{cog|de|Festung}} German Festung Head templates: {{nb-noun-c}} festning f or m (definite singular festninga or festningen, indefinite plural festninger, definite plural festningene)
  1. a fort or fortress Tags: feminine, masculine Derived forms: festningsanlegg, festningsby, festningsverk
    Sense id: en-festning-nb-noun-pXS0jbZP Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /²fɛstnɪŋ/ Forms: festninga [definite, singular], festningen [definite, singular], festningar [indefinite, plural], festningane [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Middle Low German vesteninge, vestinge. Etymology templates: {{der|nn|gml|vesteninge}} Middle Low German vesteninge Head templates: {{nn-noun-irreg|f|festninga|festningar|festningane|ds2=festningen|g2=m}} festning f or m (definite singular festninga or festningen, indefinite plural festningar, definite plural festningane)
  1. a fort or fortress Tags: feminine, masculine Derived forms: festningsanlegg, festningsby, festningsverk
    Sense id: en-festning-nn-noun-pXS0jbZP Categories (other): Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "definite",
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}

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