klif

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

klif n (plural kliffen, diminutive klifje n)

1. cliff

Synonyms

• klip

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰlɪːv]
• Rhymes: -ɪːv
• Homophone: klyf

Noun

klif n (genitive singular klifs, nominative plural klif)

1. narrow pass on a cliff or mountainside

Declension

declension of klif

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	klif	klifið	klif	klifin
accusative	klif	klifið	klif	klifin
dative	klifi	klifinu	klifum	klifunum
genitive	klifs	klifsins	klifa	klifanna

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Volapük

Noun

klif (nominative plural klifs)

1. rock

Declension

declension of klif

	singular	plural
nominative	klif	klifs
genitive	klifa	klifas
dative	klife	klifes
accusative	klifi	klifis
vocative 1	o klif!	o klifs!
predicative 2	klifu	klifus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only