"Feste" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɛstə/ Audio: De-Feste.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German veste, from Old High German festī. Equivalent to fest (“fast, secure”) + -e (“-th, -ness”), compare similar English fastness. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|veste}} Middle High German veste, {{inh|de|goh|festī}} Old High German festī, {{suffix|de|fest|e|t1=fast, secure|t2=-th, -ness}} fest (“fast, secure”) + -e (“-th, -ness”), {{m+|en|fastness}} English fastness Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Feste f (genitive Feste, plural Festen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Feste [genitive], Festen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Feste [nominative, singular], Festen [definite, nominative, plural], Feste [genitive, singular], Festen [definite, genitive, plural], Feste [dative, singular], Festen [dative, definite, plural], Feste [accusative, singular], Festen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (historical) stronghold, fortress, fortified castle Tags: feminine, historical Synonyms: Burg, Festung
    Sense id: en-Feste-de-noun-grdCpeJZ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -e, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 48 4 39 9 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -e: 49 5 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 64 3 29 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 2 38 4
  2. (figurative, chiefly in the plural) foundation, stronghold Tags: feminine, figuratively, in-plural
    Sense id: en-Feste-de-noun-HWbu7nKz
  3. (figurative, archaic, poetic) firmament (the sky conceived as a dome) Tags: archaic, feminine, figuratively, poetic Synonyms: Firmament, Himmelsgewölbe, Himmelszelt
    Sense id: en-Feste-de-noun-MBSg7hEY Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -e Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 48 4 39 9 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -e: 49 5 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Veste (english: now only in the literal sense)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɛstə/ Audio: De-Feste.ogg
Head templates: {{head|de|noun form}} Feste
  1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Fest Tags: accusative, form-of, genitive, nominative, plural Form of: Fest
    Sense id: en-Feste-de-noun-XCw~ARdZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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