klit
See also: klít
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse klettr (“crag”). Cognate with Norwegian klett (“cliff, summit”), Scots clett (“rock in the sea, separated from the cliffs on the mainland”), Old English clit, Ancient Greek κλιτύς f (klitús, “hill”). Doublet of klint.
Noun edit
klit c
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “klit” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch clitte. Compare German Klette.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
klit f (plural klitten, diminutive klitje n)