Noun: Fels
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Fels |
| Plural | Felsen |
Definite
| Singular | der Fels |
| Plural | die Felsen |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | eines Felses; Felsen; Felsens |
| Plural | Felsen |
Definite
| Singular | des Felses; Felsen; Felsens |
| Plural | der Felsen |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einem Fels; Felse; Felsen |
| Plural | Felsen |
Definite
| Singular | dem Fels; Felse; Felsen |
| Plural | den Felsen |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | einen Fels; Felsen |
| Plural | Felsen |
Definite
| Singular | den Fels; Felsen |
| Plural | die Felsen |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like Fels
Fels,
Etymology
1. 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”).
2. Compare Old Norse fjall (“rock, mountain”), Ancient Greek πέλλα (pélla, “stone”), Old Irish ail (“cliff”). The variant Felsen emerged from the oblique cases. See: Old Norse Nouns '
fjall', Ancient Greek Nouns '
πέλλα'.
Verbs referencing "Fels"
Swedish Nouns
fjäll.
Translations