falaise
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French faleise, faloise, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Frankish *falisa, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *falisaz (“rock, cliff”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *pelis-, *pels- (“rock, cliff”). More at fell.
Pronunciation
Noun
falaise f (plural falaises)
- cliff (steep rock face)
Further reading
- “falaise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Alternative forms
- (Saint Ouen) falaîthe
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French faleise, of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "gem" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. origins.
Pronunciation
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Noun
falaise f (plural falaises)
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