Festung

German edit

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Festung

Etymology edit

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”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈfɛstʊŋ/
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Noun edit

Festung f (genitive Festung, plural Festungen)

fortress, fortification

Declension edit

Declension of Festung [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Festung	die	Festungen
genitive	einer	der	Festung	der	Festungen
dative	einer	der	Festung	den	Festungen
accusative	eine	die	Festung	die	Festungen

Descendants edit

→ Kashubian: festinga
→ Romanian: festung
→ Silesian: festōng

Further reading edit

“Festung” in Duden online
“Festung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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