fästning
See also: fæstning
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German vesteninge (“fortress”), from vesten (“to fasten, to secure”), from Old Saxon fast (“firm, secure”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
editfästning c
- a strong, permanent defensive structure; a fortress, a stronghold, a fort
- (chiefly historical) a prison (housed in a similar structure)
- (chiefly historical) a prison sentence (served in the above)
Declension
editDeclension of fästning | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | fästning | fästningen | fästningar | fästningarna |
Genitive | fästnings | fästningens | fästningars | fästningarnas |
See also
edit- befästa
- befästning (“fortification”)
- fort (“fort”)