klint

Danish

Møns Klint, chalk cliffs.

Etymology

Likely borrowed from German Low German Klint. Doublet of klit. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

klint

1. a bluff; a cliff; a very steep incline at a coast

Declension

Declension of klint

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	klint	klinten	klinter	klinterne
genitive	klints	klintens	klinters	klinternes

Related terms

• klit

Middle English

Etymology

Old Swedish klinter (“mountaintop”), from Old Norse klettr (“rock”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

klint

1. A cliff.

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kliːnt/

Verb

klint

1. supine of kline

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kliːnt/

Verb

klint

1. supine of klina