Fels

See also: fels

German

Ein Fels

Alternative forms

• Felsen

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

• Felsboden
• Felsenbein
• Felsenblümchen
• felsenfest
• Felsenhahn
• Felsennelke
• Felsenspringer
• Felsentaube
• Felsgestein
• felsig
• Felsnase
• Felsspalt
• Felsspalte
• Felssporn
• Felswand
• Granitfels
• Vulkanfels

 

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