Fasten

See also: fasten and fästen

German

Etymology

Plural of the synonymous (obsolete) Faste, from Middle High German vaste, from Old High German fasta. See the verb fasten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfastn̩]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Fasten n (strong, genitive Fastens, no plural)

1. fasting

Declension

Declension of Fasten [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Fasten
genitive	eines	des	Fastens
dative	einem	dem	Fasten
accusative	ein	das	Fasten

Related terms

• fasten
• Fastenkur
• Fastenleben
• Fastenopfer
• Fastenpredigt
• Fastensonntag
• Fastenspeise
• Fastenzeit

Further reading

• “Fasten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Fasten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Fasten” in Duden online