Fels

See also: fels

German
Ein Fels

Alternative forms

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.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɛls/
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Noun

Fels m (mixed or weak, genitive Felses or Felsen or Felsens, plural Felsen)

  1. rock

Declension
Declension of Fels [masculine, mixed // weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Fels die Felsen
genitive eines des Felses, Felsen, Felsens der Felsen
dative einem dem Fels, Felse1, Felsen den Felsen
accusative einen den Fels, Felsen die Felsen

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Fels” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Pennsylvania German

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 German Fels.

Noun

Fels m (plural Felse)

  1. rock
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