Fels

== German == === 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/ === Noun === Fels m (mixed or weak, genitive Felses or Felsen or Felsens, plural Felsen) rock ==== Declension ==== ==== 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) rock