klints
Latvian
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Klints
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German klint (“rocky coast, slope, cliff”). The word entered Latvian in the 18th century from Baltic German dialects; prior to that, akmens “stone,” often in combination with other terms, was used instead.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [klīnts]
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Noun
klints f (6th declension)
- (large) rock, cliff (massif with steep edges; rocky cliff)
- stāvas klintis ― steep rocks, cliffs
- klinšu krauja ― rocky cliff
- klinšu alas ― rock caves
- rāpties pa klintīm ― to climb rocks
- (in the genitive, used as an adjective) rock (typical of, living in, a rocky area)
- klinšu ērglis ― imperial (lit. rock) eagle
- klinšu vāvere ― rock squirrel
- biezlapju dzimtas augi... daudzi no tiem ir klinšu augi ― plants of the Crassulaceae family... many of them are rock plants
Declension
Declension of klints (6th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | klints | klintis |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | klinti | klintis |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | klints | klinšu |
| dative (datīvs) | klintij | klintīm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | klinti | klintīm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | klintī | klintīs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | klints | klintis |
Derived terms
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “klints”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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