klif

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch clef, clif, from Old Dutch *klif, from Proto-Germanic *klibą.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /klɪf/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

klif n (plural kliffen, diminutive klifje n)

  1. cliff
    Synonym: klip

Derived terms[edit]

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse klif, from Proto-Germanic *klibą.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

klif n (genitive singular klifs, nominative plural klif)

  1. narrow pass on a cliff or mountainside

Declension[edit]

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English cliff, from Middle English clyf, from Old English clif, from Proto-Germanic *klibą.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

klif m inan

  1. cliff (vertical rock face)
    Synonym: faleza

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

adjective

Further reading[edit]

  • klif in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • klif in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Volapük[edit]

Noun[edit]

klif (nominative plural klifs)

  1. rock

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