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/
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Rhymes: -ɛz

Noun

falaise f (plural falaises)

cliff (steep rock face)

Further reading

“falaise” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Alternative forms

(Saint Ouen) falaîthe

Etymology

From Old French faleise, of Germanic origins.

Pronunciation

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Noun

falaise f (plural falaises)

cliff

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