Masculine
Fels
rock
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɛls/
Etymology
In summary
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.
Steinmasse
Loser
Fels in der Brandung
Felſen
roca
roccia
rots
rocha
rocher
roca
saxum
βράχος
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