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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klibą
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
A zero-grade derivation to *klībaną (“to stick”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkli.βɑ̃/
Noun
*klibą n
- cliff, rock
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *klibą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *klibą | *klibō | |
| vocative | *klibą | *klibō | |
| accusative | *klibą | *klibō | |
| genitive | *klibas, *klibis | *klibǫ̂ | |
| dative | *klibai | *klibamaz | |
| instrumental | *klibō | *klibamiz | |
Descendants
- Old English: clif
- Middle English: clyf, clif
- English: cliff
- Middle English: clyf, clif
- Old Saxon: klib
- Middle Low German: klif
- → German: Kliff
- Middle Low German: klif
- Old Dutch:
- Middle Dutch: klif, klef
- Dutch: klif
- Middle Dutch: klif, klef
- Old High German: kleb
- → Lombard: cepp, scepp
- Old Norse: klif
- Icelandic: klif
- Faroese: kliv
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN