Grundfeste

German

Etymology

Grund +‎ Feste

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁʊntˌfɛstə/
  • Hyphenation: Grund‧fes‧te
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Noun

Grundfeste f (genitive Grundfeste, plural Grundfesten)

  1. foundation
    • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Acts 16:26 (with KJV translation)
      Schnell aber ward ein großes Erdbeben, also daß sich bewegten die Grundfesten des Gefängnisses. Und von Stund an wurden alle Türen aufgetan und aller Bande los.
      And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.

Declension

Declension of Grundfeste [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Grundfeste die Grundfesten
genitive einer der Grundfeste der Grundfesten
dative einer der Grundfeste den Grundfesten
accusative eine die Grundfeste die Grundfesten

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