Klimas

See also: klimas and klímáš

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Lithuanian or Polish Klimas.

Proper noun

Klimas (plural Klimases)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Klimas is the 24305^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1032 individuals. Klimas is most common among White (94.48%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Klimas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 318.

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Klimas n

1. plural of Klima

Lithuanian

Etymology

From the personal name Klemensas. Compare Polish Klimas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈklʲɪmɐs]
• Rhymes: -ɪmɐs
• Syllabification: Kli̇̀‧mas

Proper noun

Kli̇̀mas m (feminine Klimienė, unmarried feminine Klimáitė) stress pattern 1

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Kli̇̀mas

	singular	plural
nominative	Kli̇̀mas	Kli̇̀mai
genitive	Kli̇̀mo	Kli̇̀mų
dative	Kli̇̀mui	Kli̇̀mams
accusative	Kli̇̀mą	Kli̇̀mus
instrumental	Kli̇̀mu	Kli̇̀mais
locative	Kli̇̀me	Kli̇̀muose
vocative	Kli̇̀me	Kli̇̀mai

Derived terms

• (Surnames:) Klimavičius, Klimauskas, Klimeika

Further reading

• “Klimas”, in Pavardžių duomenų bazė [Surname database], ekalba.lt, 2011–2026

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkli.mas/
• Rhymes: -imas
• Syllabification: Kli‧mas

Proper noun

Klimas m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Klimas

	singular	plural
nominative	Klimas	Klimasowie
genitive	Klimasa	Klimasów
dative	Klimasowi	Klimasom
accusative	Klimasa	Klimasów
instrumental	Klimasem	Klimasami
locative	Klimasie	Klimasach
vocative	Klimasie	Klimasowie

Proper noun

Klimas f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Further reading

• “Klimas”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2025–2030

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʎimas/, (high register) [ˈkʎimas], (common) [ˈklimas]
• Rhymes: -imas
• Hyphenation: Kli‧mas

Proper noun

Klimas m pers (female equivalent Klimasová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Klimas
(pattern chlap)

	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	Klimas	Klimovia	Klimovci
genitive	Klima	Klimov	Klimovcov
dative	Klimovi	Klimom	Klimovcom
accusative	Klima	Klimov	Klimovcov
locative	Klimovi	Klimoch	Klimovcoch
instrumental	Klimom	Klimami	Klimovcami

Further reading

• “Klimas”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026