Zitadelle

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian cittadella with influence from French citadelle. First attested in 1453, replacing earlier Schloss, and used alongside Stadtfestung or Stadtburg. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [t͡sitaˈdɛlə] Hyphenation: Zi‧ta‧del‧le === Noun === Zitadelle f (genitive Zitadelle, plural Zitadellen) citadel Synonyms: Stadtfestung, Stadtburg ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Zitadelle”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Zitadelle”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008– “Zitadelle” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Zitadelle” in Duden online