klif
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch clef, clif, from Old Dutch *klif, from Proto-Germanic *klibą.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
klif n (plural kliffen, diminutive klifje n)
- cliff
Synonyms
- klip
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse klif, from Proto-Germanic *klibą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kʰlɪːv]
- Rhymes: -ɪːv
- Homophone: klyf
Noun
klif n (genitive singular klifs, nominative plural klif)
- narrow pass on a cliff or mountainside
Declension
declension of klif
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | klif | klifið | klif | klifin |
| accusative | klif | klifið | klif | klifin |
| dative | klifi | klifinu | klifum | klifunum |
| genitive | klifs | klifsins | klifa | klifanna |
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English cliff, from Middle English clyf, from Old English clif, from Proto-Germanic *klibą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klif/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -if
- Syllabification: klif
Noun
klif m inan
- cliff (vertical rock face)
- Synonym: faleza
Declension
Declension of klif
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | klif | klify |
| genitive | klifu | klifów |
| dative | klifowi | klifom |
| accusative | klif | klify |
| instrumental | klifem | klifami |
| locative | klifie | klifach |
| vocative | klifie | klify |
Derived terms
adjective
- klifowy
Further reading
- klif in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- klif in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Volapük
Noun
klif (nominative plural klifs)
- rock
Declension
declension of klif
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | klif | klifs |
| genitive | klifa | klifas |
| dative | klife | klifes |
| accusative | klifi | klifis |
| vocative 1 | o klif! | o klifs! |
| predicative 2 | klifu | klifus |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only