Festland

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German

Etymology

fest +‎ Land

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛstˌlant/
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Noun

Festland n (strong, genitive Festlandes or Festlands, plural Festländer)

  1. mainland (the main landmass of a country or continent)
  2. dry land, solid ground

Declension

Declension of Festland
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Festland die Festländer
genitive eines des Festlandes, Festlands der Festländer
dative einem dem Festland, Festlande1 den Festländern
accusative ein das Festland die Festländer

1Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

Further reading

  • “Festland” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Festland” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Festland” in Duden online
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