Definition
Plural of 'fel,' an archaic or dialectal term; also a geological term for rocky material or stone in certain contexts.
Etymology
Potentially from Old English or Old Norse roots for stone/rock. Usage varies regionally and appears primarily in specialized or historical texts.
Kelly Says
The word 'fels' appears in old mining records and geology texts, a linguistic fossil showing how English borrowed different words for stone depending on whether Vikings or Saxons settled the area.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
felsit እርስ
fel-sit ir-s
ARالعربية
صخر فالسيت
sa-khar fel-si-t
BNবাংলা
ফেলসিক পাথর
fel-sik pa-ther
CACatalà
roca felsitica
ro-ca fel-si-ti-ca
CSČeština
felsické horniny
fels-i-cke hor-ni-ny
DADansk
felspatisk stenart
fel-spa-tisk sten-art
DEDeutsch
felsische Gesteine
fels-i-sche ge-stein
ELΕλληνικά
felsίτικα πετρώματα
fel-si-ti-ka pe-tro-ma-ta
ESEspañol
rocas feldespáticas
ro-kas fel-des-pa-ti-kas
FAفارسی
سنگهای فالسیت
sang-ha-ye fel-si-t
FISuomi
felsiittinen kallio
fel-siit-ti-nen kal-lio
FRFrançais
roches felsiques
ro-sh fel-si-k
GUGU
ફેલ્સીટીક પથ્થર
fel-si-ti-k pa-th-thar
HAHA
felsit kankara
fel-sit kan-kara
HEעברית
סלעים פלסיטיים
se-la-im pel-si-ti-yim
HIहिन्दी
फेलसिक चट्टानें
fel-sik chat-tan-en
HUMagyar
felsziki kőzet
fels-zi-ki kö-zet
IDBahasa Indonesia
batuan felsit
ba-tuan fel-sit
IGIG
felsit ụkpụ
fel-sit uk-pu
ITItaliano
rocce felsifiche
ro-cche fel-si-fiche
KKKK
felsit тас
fel-sit tas
KMKM
felsit រូប
fel-sit ro-up
MRMR
फेलसिटिक चट्टान
fel-si-tik chat-tan
MSBahasa Melayu
batuan felsit
ba-tuan fel-sit
MYမြန်မာ
felsit ကျောက်
fel-sit kya-u-ek
NLNederlands
felsitische gesteenten
fel-si-ti-sche ges-te-en-ten
NONorsk
felspatik bergart
fel-spa-tik berg-art
PAPA
ਫੈਲਸਿਟਿਕ ਪੱਥਰ
fel-si-tik pat-thar
PLPolski
skały felspaty
ska-ły fel-spa-ty
PTPortuguês
rochas feldespáticas
ro-chas fel-des-pa-ti-kas
RORomână
roci felsitice
ro-ci fel-si-ti-ce
RUРусский
фельситовые породы
fel-si-to-vy-e po-ro-dy
SVSvenska
felspatig bergart
fel-spa-tig berg-art
SWKiswahili
mawe ya felsit
ma-we ya fel-sit
TAதமிழ்
felsitic கற்கள்
fel-si-tic ka-r-gal
TEతెలుగు
ఫెల్సిటిక్ శిలలు
fel-si-tik shi-llu
THไทย
หินแกรนิต
hin gra-nit
TLTL
felsit na bato
fel-sit na ba-to
TRTürkçe
felsitik kaya
fel-si-tik ka-ya
UKУкраїнська
фельситові породи
fel-si-to-vy-e po-ro-dy
URاردو
فلسٹک پتھر
fel-sit-ik pa-thar
VITiếng Việt
đá felsit
da fel-sit
YOYO
felsit ọrọ́
fel-sit ọr-o
ZUZU
ifusi felsit
i-fu-si fel-sit