Festung

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vestunge, from vesten (“to fasten, to secure”), from Old High German festen, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz (“firm, secure”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɛstʊŋ/
Audio (file)

Noun

Festung f (genitive Festung, plural Festungen)

fortress, fortification

Declension

Declension of Festung

	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

Further reading

Festung in Duden online

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