Feste
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German veste, from Old High German festī. Equivalent to fest (“fast, secure”) + -e (“-th, -ness”), compare similar English fastness.
Noun edit
Feste f (genitive Feste, plural Festen)
- (historical) stronghold, fortress, fortified castle
- (figurative, chiefly in the plural) foundation, stronghold
- Das organisierte Verbrechen bedroht den Rechtsstaat bis in die Festen.
- Organised crime is a threat to the very foundations of the rule of law.
- (figurative, archaic, poetic) firmament (the sky conceived as a dome)
- Synonyms: Firmament, Himmelsgewölbe, Himmelszelt
Declension edit
Declension of Feste [feminine]
Alternative forms edit
- Veste (now only in the literal sense)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
Feste
Further reading edit
- “Feste” in Duden online
Hunsrik edit
Noun edit
Feste