Fels
See also: fels
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German vels, from Old High German felis, from Proto-West Germanic *falis, from Proto-Germanic *falisaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pels-, *pelis- (“rock, cliff”).
Compare Old Norse fjall (“rock, mountain”), Ancient Greek πέλλα (pélla, “stone”), Old Irish ail (“cliff”). The variant Felsen emerged from the oblique cases.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editFels m (mixed or weak, genitive Felses or Felsen or Felsens, plural Felsen)
Declension
editDeclension of Fels [masculine, mixed // weak]
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Fels” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Pennsylvania German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German vels, from Old High German felis, from Proto-West Germanic *falis, from Proto-Germanic *falisaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pels-, *pelis- (“rock, cliff”). Compare German Fels.
Noun
editFels m (plural Felse)
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