pels
English
Noun
pels
- plural of pel
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch pels, from Middle Dutch pelse, from Latin pellicia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛls/
Noun
pels (plural pelse, diminutive pelsie)
Derived terms
Catalan
Pronunciation
Preposition
pels
See also
Danish
Etymology
From late Old Norse pilz, via Middle Low German pels, from Medieval Latin pellicea, from Latin pellis (“skin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛls/, [pʰɛlˀs]
Noun
pels c (singular definite pelsen, plural indefinite pelse)
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | pels | pelsen | pelse | pelsene |
| genitive | pels' | pelsens | pelses | pelsenes |
References
- “pels” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch pelse, from Latin pellicia. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛls/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: pels
- Rhymes: -ɛls
Noun
pels m (plural pelzen, diminutive pelsje n)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- pelsdier
- pelshandel
- pelsjager
- pelsmantel
- pelsmuts
- pelsrob
- pelswerk
- fur types
- berenpels
- winterpels
- zomerpels
Descendants
- Afrikaans: pels
Icelandic
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin pellis (“pelt, skin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʰɛls/
- Rhymes: -ɛls
Noun
pels m (genitive singular pels, nominative plural pelsar)
- A fur coat.
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | pels | pelsinn | pelsar | pelsarnir |
| accusative | pels | pelsinn | pelsa | pelsana |
| dative | pelsi | pelsinum | pelsum | pelsunum |
| genitive | pels | pelsins | pelsa | pelsanna |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse pilz.
Noun
pels m (definite singular pelsen, indefinite plural pelser, definite plural pelsene)
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse pilz, from Latin pellis.
Noun
pels m (definite singular pelsen, indefinite plural pelsar, definite plural pelsane)
Derived terms
References
- “pels” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Pronunciation
Audio (Languedoc): (file)
Contraction
pels
Swedish
Noun
pels c
- obsolete spelling of päls