pels
English
Noun
pels
- plural of pel
Anagrams
- -ples, PSLE, leps
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch pels, from Middle Dutch pelse, from Latin pellicia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛls/
Noun
pels (plural pelse, diminutive pelsie)
- fur, the fur coat of certain mammals
Derived terms
- pelsrob
Catalan
Preposition
pels
- Contraction of per and els
See also
- pel
References
- Institut d’Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4th edition). →ISBN.
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)
- fur, coat
- fur coat
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)
- fur, the fur coat of certain mammals
Derived terms
- pelsdier
- pelsjager
- pelsmuts
- pelsrob
- winterpels
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)
- fur coat
Declension
| m-s1 | 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)
- fur
- a fur coat
Derived terms
- bjørnepels
- fuskepels
- pelsverk
- vinterpels
References
- “pels” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “pels” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse pilz
Noun
pels m (definite singular pelsen, indefinite plural pelsar, definite plural pelsane)
- fur
- a fur coat
Derived terms
- bjørnepels
- fuskepels
- pelsverk
- vinterpels
References
- “pels” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Noun
pels ?
- Obsolete spelling of päls