Fortbestand

German

Etymology

fort +‎ Bestand

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɐ̯tbəˌʃtant/
• Hyphenation: Fort‧be‧stand

Noun

Fortbestand m (strong, genitive Fortbestandes or Fortbestands, no plural)

1. continued existence

Declension

Declension of Fortbestand [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Fortbestand
genitive	eines	des	Fortbestandes, Fortbestands
dative	einem	dem	Fortbestand, Fortbestande1
accusative	einen	den	Fortbestand

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Fortbestand” in Duden online