See also: fæstning

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German vesteninge (fortress), from vesten (to fasten, to secure), from Old Saxon fast (firm, secure).

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Noun

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fästning c

  1. a strong, permanent defensive structure; a fortress, a stronghold, a fort
  2. (chiefly historical) a prison (housed in a similar structure)
  3. (chiefly historical) a prison sentence (served in the above)

Declension

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Declension of fästning 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fästning fästningen fästningar fästningarna
Genitive fästnings fästningens fästningars fästningarnas

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