Festung

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German[edit]

German Wikipedia has an article on:

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/
Audio (file)

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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