fästning

See also: fæstning

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German vesteninge (“fortress”), from vesten (“to fasten, to secure”), from Old Saxon fast (“firm, secure”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

fästning c

  1. a strong, permanent defensive structure; a fortress, a stronghold, a fort
  2. (chiefly historical) a prison (housed in a similar structure)
  3. (chiefly historical) a prison sentence (served in the above)

Declension

Declension of fästning
nominative genitive
singular indefinite fästning fästnings
definite fästningen fästningens
plural indefinite fästningar fästningars
definite fästningarna fästningarnas

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