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Feste
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feste festë
German
Pronunciation
de /ˈfɛstə/
de De-Feste.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Fes te
de feste
Etymology 1
From de gmh veste, from de goh festī. Equivalent to de fest fast, secure e -th, -ness, compare similar en fastness.
Noun
f
de historical stronghold, fortress, fortified castle
de Burg Festung
de figurative chiefly in the plural foundation, stronghold
de Das organisierte Verbrechen bedroht den Rechtsstaat bis in die Festen. Organised crime is a threat to the very foundations of the rule of law.
de figurative archaic poetic firmament the sky conceived as a dome
de Firmament Himmelsgewölbe Himmelszelt
Declension
f
Alternative forms
de Veste now only in the literal sense
Etymology 2
Noun
de noun form
de Fest nom//acc//gen p
Further reading
Hunsrik
Noun
hrx noun form
hrx Fest