klints

Latvian edit

Klints

Etymology edit

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.^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [klīnts]

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Noun edit

klints f (6th declension)

(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
(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 edit

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 edit

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

Derived terms edit

klinšains

References edit

^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “klints”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

[1] Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “klints”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

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