Kliff

German

Etymology

20th-century borrowing from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Low German, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German klif, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Saxon klif, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *klibą. Cognate with Dutch klif, English cliff.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɪf/

Noun

Kliff n (genitive Kliffs, plural Kliffe or Kliffs)

1. cliff (steep rock face)
2. (in particular) steep coast

Synonyms

• (cliff): Abhang; Felswand; Steilhang; Steilwand; Klippe (in common usage)
• (steep coast): Steilküste; Klippe (in common usage)