"Festungshaft" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɛstʊŋsˌhaft/ Audio: De-Festungshaft.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Festungshaft [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Festungshaft [nominative, singular], Festungshaft [genitive, singular], Festungshaft [dative, singular], Festungshaft [accusative, singular]
Etymology: From Festung (“fortress”) + -s- + Haft (“arrest, custody, imprisonment”). Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|Festung<t:fortress>|-s-|Haft<t:arrest, custody, imprisonment>}}, {{compound|de|Festung|-s-|Haft|t1=fortress|t3=arrest, custody, imprisonment}} Festung (“fortress”) + -s- + Haft (“arrest, custody, imprisonment”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f.sg}} Festungshaft f (genitive Festungshaft, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f.sg}}
  1. (law) custodial sentence of detention in some place, especially in a fortress Tags: feminine, no-plural Synonyms: Ehrenhaft, Festungsarrest Hypernyms: Haft
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