Noun
die Festung
Pronunciation: /ˈfɛstʊŋ/
fortress, fortification
C1
rank #4,230
plural Festungen
Meanings
Noun
- fortress, fortification
Example sentence
General Montcalm griff 1757 mehrere britische Festungen an.
General Montcalm attacked several British forts in 1757.
Word forms
singular
die Festung
plural
die Festungen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Festung
Accusativedie Festung
Dativeder Festung
Genitiveder Festung
Plural
Nominativedie Festungen
Accusativedie Festungen
Dativeden Festungen
Genitiveder Festungen
Usage
- eine Festung belagern — Lay siege to a fortress.
- Festung / Fest — A fortified place differs from a celebration, das Fest.
Die Festung war von einer hohen Mauer umgeben.
The fortress was surrounded by a high wall.