The word "Felviten" is spelled with the IPA phonetic transcription /ˈfɛlvɪtn̩/. The first syllable, "Fel," is pronounced with an open-mid front unrounded vowel /ɛ/ and the voiceless labiodental fricative /f/. The second syllable, "vi," is pronounced with a short-i vowel /ɪ/ and the voiced labiodental fricative /v/. The final syllable, "ten," is pronounced with a voiceless alveolar plosive /t/ and the syllabic nasal /n̩/. In English, "Felviten" means to fetch or to bring up.