Fels
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See also: fels
German
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From 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
[edit]Noun
[edit]Fels m (mixed or weak, genitive Felses or Felsen or Felsens, plural Felsen)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Fels [masculine, mixed // weak]
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Fels” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Pennsylvania German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From 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
[edit]Fels m (plural Felse)
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