"Fels" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /fɛls/ Audio: De-Fels.ogg
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|vels}} Middle High German vels, {{inh|de|goh|felis}} Old High German felis, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*falis}} Proto-West Germanic *falis, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*falisaz}} Proto-Germanic *falisaz, {{der|de|ine-pro|*pels-}} Proto-Indo-European *pels-, {{m|ine-pro|*pelis-||rock, cliff}} *pelis- (“rock, cliff”), {{cog|non|fjall||rock, mountain}} Old Norse fjall (“rock, mountain”), {{cog|grc|πέλλα||stone}} Ancient Greek πέλλα (pélla, “stone”), {{cog|sga|ail||cliff}} Old Irish ail (“cliff”), {{m|de|Felsen}} Felsen Head templates: {{de-noun|((<m,,en>,<m,en:ens.weak>))}} Fels m (mixed or weak, genitive Felses or Felsen or Felsens, plural Felsen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|((<m,,en>,<m,en:ens.weak>))}} Forms: Felses [genitive], Felsen [genitive], Felsens [genitive], Felsen [plural], weak [table-tags], Fels [nominative, singular], Felsen [definite, nominative, plural], Felses [genitive, singular], Felsen [genitive, singular], Felsens [genitive, singular], Felsen [definite, genitive, plural], Fels [dative, singular], Felse [dative, singular], Felsen [dative, singular], Felsen [dative, definite, plural], Fels [accusative, singular], Felsen [accusative, singular], Felsen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. rock Tags: masculine, mixed, weak Synonyms: Felsen
    Sense id: en-Fels-de-noun-NQp3DA7J Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Derived forms: Felsboden, Felsenbein, Felsenblümchen, felsenfest, Felsenhahn, Felsennelke, Felsenspringer, Felsentaube, Felsgestein, felsig, Felsnase, Felsspalt, Felsspalte, Felssporn, Felswand, Granitfels, Vulkanfels

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Fels meaning in German (4.2kB)

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