Filz

See also: filz

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɪlts/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Filz m (strong, genitive Filzes, plural Filze)

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

Declension

	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

Declension of Filz [masculine, strong]

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

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

Descendants

• → Saterland Frisian: Fils
• → Hungarian: filc
• → Serbo-Croatian: fȉlc

Further reading

• “Filz” in Duden online
• “Filz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fils/, [fil(t)s]

Noun

Filz m (uncountable)

1. felt