Filz

Filz

See also: filz

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vilz, from Old High German filz, from Proto-Germanic *feltaz, akin to Old Saxon filt. More at English felt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɪlts/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

Filz m (genitive Filzes, plural Filze)

1. felt
2. sleaze (corruption)
3. miser

Declension

Declension of Filz

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Filz	die	Filze
genitive	eines	des	Filzes	der	Filze
dative	einem	dem	Filz, Filze1	den	Filzen
accusative	einen	den	Filz	die	Filze

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Related terms

• Filzlaus
• filzig
• Filzstift
• filzen
• Filzer
• verfilzen

Descendants

• Serbo-Croatian fȉlc

Further reading

• Filz in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fils/, [fil(t)s]

Noun

Filz m (uncountable)

1. felt