falaise

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French faleise, faloise, from Frankish *falisa, from Proto-Germanic *falisaz (“rock, cliff”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelis-, *pels- (“rock, cliff”). More at fell.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fa.lɛz/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛz

Noun

falaise f (plural falaises)

  1. cliff (steep rock face)

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: falésia
  • → Romanian: faleză
  • → Turkish: falez

Further reading

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French faleise, faloise, from Frankish *falisa, from Proto-Germanic *falisaz (“rock, cliff”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelis-, *pels- (“rock, cliff”).

Pronunciation

Noun

falaise f (plural falaises)

  1. cliff
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