Fenster

See also: fenster and Fënster

German

Etymology

From Middle High German venster, from Old High German fenstar, from Latin fenestra (“window”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛnstɐ/
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Noun

Fenster n (genitive Fensters, plural Fenster)

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    • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 9:
      So dunkel und schauerlich die Gruft aussah, wenn man durch die blinden, bestaubten Scheibchen der kleinen Fenster hineinblickte, so hell und freundlich war oben die Kirche.
      Just as dark and eerie the crypt looked like, if one looked in it through the cloudy, dusted little panes of the small windows, as bright and friendly was the church above.

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