fästning
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See also: fæstning
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German vesteninge (“fortress”), from vesten (“to fasten, to secure”), from Old Saxon fast (“firm, secure”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
fästning 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[edit]
| Declension of fästning | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | fästning | fästningen | fästningar | fästningarna |
| Genitive | fästnings | fästningens | fästningars | fästningarnas |
See also[edit]
- befästa
- befästning (“fortification”)
- fort (“fort”)