# die Feste

die Feste is a German noun meaning “stronghold”. Forms: der Feste, die Festen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Feste
- Plural: die Festen

## In other languages

- Русский: крепость, форт, твердыня
- Українська: фортеця, твердиня

## Meanings

1. _historical_ stronghold, fortress, fortified castle
2. _figurative · 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.
3. _archaic · figurative · poetic_ firmament (the sky conceived as a dome)

## Examples

- Bräuche umfassen Essen, Feste und Tänze. — Customs include food, celebrations and dancing.
- Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes, und die Feste verkündigt seiner Hände Werk. — The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
- Ich mag die Feste im Dorf. — I like the feasts in the village.

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