kleif

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kleif. See klif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰleiːv/
• Rhymes: -eiːv

Noun

kleif f (genitive singular kleifar, nominative plural kleifar)

1. steep and narrow section of a mountainside

Declension

declension of kleif

f-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kleif	kleifin	kleifar	kleifarnar
accusative	kleif	kleifina	kleifar	kleifarnar
dative	kleif	kleifinni	kleifum	kleifunum
genitive	kleifar	kleifarinnar	kleifa	kleifanna

Related terms

• klífa (“to climb”)