klit

See also: klít

Danish

Etymology

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

klit c

1. dune

Derived terms

• klitfoged
• klitfyr
• klitgård
• klithede
• klitlandskab
• klitplantage
• klitrose
• klitrække
• klittorn
• klitvæsen
• sandklit

 

References

• “klit” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Alternative forms

• klis

Etymology

From Middle Dutch clitte. Compare German Klette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɪt/

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• Hyphenation: klit
• Rhymes: -ɪt

Noun

klit f (plural klitten, diminutive klitje n)

1. (botany) burdock, plant of the genus Arctium
2. (loosely) any plant with burs

Derived terms

• klittenband