Ferse

See also: ferse

German

Etymology

Old High German fersana, from Proto-Germanic *fersnō (“heel”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛɐzə/

• Audio:

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• Homophones: Färse, Verse

Noun

Ferse f (genitive Ferse, plural Fersen)

1. heel

   Synonym: Hacke

Declension

Declension of Ferse [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Ferse	die	Fersen
genitive	einer	der	Ferse	der	Fersen
dative	einer	der	Ferse	den	Fersen
accusative	eine	die	Ferse	die	Fersen

Derived terms

• Achillesferse
• dicht auf den Fersen
• Fersengeld

Further reading

• “Ferse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Ferse” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Ferse” in Duden online
• Ferse on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Middle English

Proper noun

Ferse

1. a surname, variant of Furse

References

• “Ferse”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.