Polyglot Dictionary

Festung

/ˈfɛstʊŋ/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Festungen

Meaning

  1. fortress

    • Die Festung liegt auf einem Berg.

      The fortress sits on a mountain.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

forteresse

forteresse is the French word for the same thing — both mean "fortress."

Portuguese

fortaleza

fortaleza is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "fortress."

Practice

1 What does Festung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ liegt auf einem Berg.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Festung?

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