"Festung" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɛstʊŋ/ Audio: De-Festung.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German vestunge, from vesten (“to fasten, to secure”), from Old High German festen, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz (“firm, secure”). Compare English fastness (“fortress”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|vestunge}} Middle High German vestunge, {{m|gmh|vesten|t=to fasten, to secure}} vesten (“to fasten, to secure”), {{der|de|goh|festen}} Old High German festen, {{der|de|gem-pro|*fastuz|t=firm, secure}} Proto-Germanic *fastuz (“firm, secure”), {{cog|en|fastness|t=fortress}} English fastness (“fortress”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Festung f (genitive Festung, plural Festungen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Festung [genitive], Festungen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Festung [nominative, singular], Festungen [definite, nominative, plural], Festung [genitive, singular], Festungen [definite, genitive, plural], Festung [dative, singular], Festungen [dative, definite, plural], Festung [accusative, singular], Festungen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. fortress, fortification Wikipedia link: de:Festung Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Buildings
    Sense id: en-Festung-de-noun-YF6R~f~5 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Festung meaning in German (3.1kB)

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