Feste
See also: feste and festë
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛstə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Fes‧te
- Homophone: feste
Etymology 1
From Middle High German veste, from Old High German festī. Equivalent to fest (“fast, secure”) + -e (“-th, -ness”), compare similar English fastness.
Noun
Feste f (genitive Feste, plural Festen)
- (historical) stronghold, fortress, fortified castle
- Synonyms: Burg, Festung
- (figurative, chiefly in the plural) foundation, stronghold
- Das organisierte Verbrechen bedroht den Rechtsstaat bis in die Festen.
- Organised crime is a threat to the very foundations of the rule of law.
- (figurative, archaic, poetic) firmament (the sky conceived as a dome)
- Synonyms: Firmament, Himmelsgewölbe, Himmelszelt
Declension
Declension of Feste [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Feste | die | Festen |
| genitive | einer | der | Feste | der | Festen |
| dative | einer | der | Feste | den | Festen |
| accusative | eine | die | Feste | die | Festen |
Alternative forms
- Veste (now only in the literal sense)
Noun
Feste
- nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Fest
Further reading
- “Feste” in Duden online