falaise
See also: Falaise
French
Etymology
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)
- cliff (steep rock face)
Descendants
- → Romanian: faleză
- → Turkish: falez
Further reading
- “falaise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Alternative forms
- (Saint Ouen) falaîthe
Etymology
From Old French faleise, faloise, from Frankish *falisa, from Proto-Germanic *falisaz (“rock, cliff”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelis-, *pels- (“rock, cliff”).
Pronunciation
Audio (L' (file)
Noun
falaise f (plural falaises)
- cliff