klints

Latvian

Klints

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German klint (“rocky coast, slope, cliff”). The word entered Latvian in the 18th century from Baltic German dialects; prior to that, akmens “stone,” often in combination with other terms, was used instead.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [klīnts]

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Noun

klints f (6th declension)

1. (large) rock, cliff (massif with steep edges; rocky cliff)

   stāvas klintis ― steep rocks, cliffs

   klinšu krauja ― rocky cliff

   klinšu alas ― rock caves

   rāpties pa klintīm ― to climb rocks

2. (in the genitive, used as an adjective) rock (typical of, living in, a rocky area)

   klinšu ērglis ― imperial (lit. rock) eagle

   klinšu vāvere ― rock squirrel

   biezlapju dzimtas augi... daudzi no tiem ir klinšu augi ― plants of the Crassulaceae family... many of them are rock plants

Declension

Declension of klints (6th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	klints	klintis
accusative (akuzatīvs)	klinti	klintis
genitive (ģenitīvs)	klints	klinšu
dative (datīvs)	klintij	klintīm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	klinti	klintīm
locative (lokatīvs)	klintī	klintīs
vocative (vokatīvs)	klints	klintis

Synonyms

• (of "rock"): akmens, ieži
• (of "cliff"): krauja

Derived terms

• klinšains