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Noun [Latvian]

IPA: [klīnts] Audio: lv-riga-klints.ogg
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|lv|gml|klint||rocky coast, slope, cliff}} Middle Low German klint (“rocky coast, slope, cliff”), {{noncog|lv|-}} Latvian, {{der|lv|de-bal|-}} Baltic German Head templates: {{head|lv|noun|g=f|g2=|head=|sort=}} klints f, {{lv-noun|f|6th}} klints f (6th declension) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-noun|klin|s|6th||t|š|extrawidth=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-6|klin|s|4=|5=t|6=š|7=|8=|drop-v=|keep-s=|x=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-table|klints|klintis|klinti|klintis|klints|klinšu|klintij|klintīm|klinti|klintīm|klintī|klintīs|klints|klintis|type=6th|x=-60}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], klints [nominative, singular], klintis [nominative, plural], klints [genitive, singular], klinšu [genitive, plural], klintij [dative, singular], klintīm [dative, plural], klinti [accusative, singular], klintis [accusative, plural], klinti [instrumental, singular], klintīm [instrumental, plural], klintī [locative, singular], klintīs [locative, plural], klints [singular, vocative], klintis [plural, vocative]
  1. (large) rock, cliff (massif with steep edges; rocky cliff) Tags: declension-6, feminine Synonyms (of "cliff"): krauja
    Sense id: en-klints-lv-noun-AEH~S57v Categories (other): Geology Disambiguation of Geology: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'of "cliff"': 87 13
  2. (in the genitive, used as an adjective) rock (typical of, living in, a rocky area) Tags: declension-6, feminine
    Sense id: en-klints-lv-noun-XyMfZ~bw Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian etymologies from LEV, Latvian words with level intonation, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Geology, Landforms Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Latvian etymologies from LEV: 11 89 Disambiguation of Latvian words with level intonation: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Geology: 50 50 Disambiguation of Landforms: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (of "rock"): akmens, ieži Derived forms: klinšains
Disambiguation of 'of "rock"': 50 50

Inflected forms

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            [
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "imperial (lit. rock) eagle",
          "text": "klinšu ērglis",
          "translation": "imperial (lit. rock) eagle",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
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          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
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          ],
          "english": "rock squirrel",
          "text": "klinšu vāvere",
          "translation": "rock squirrel",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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          ],
          "english": "plants of the Crassulaceae family... many of them are rock plants",
          "text": "biezlapju dzimtas augi... daudzi no tiem ir klinšu augi",
          "translation": "plants of the Crassulaceae family... many of them are rock plants",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rock (typical of, living in, a rocky area)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "genitive",
          "genitive"
        ],
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ],
        [
          "adjective",
          "adjective"
        ],
        [
          "rock",
          "rock"
        ],
        [
          "typical",
          "typical#English"
        ],
        [
          "living",
          "live#English"
        ],
        [
          "rocky",
          "rocky#English"
        ],
        [
          "area",
          "area#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the genitive, used as an adjective) rock (typical of, living in, a rocky area)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in the genitive",
        "used as an adjective"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-6",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[klīnts]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "lv-riga-klints.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6f/Lv-riga-klints.ogg/Lv-riga-klints.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Lv-riga-klints.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "of \"rock\"",
      "word": "akmens"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of \"rock\"",
      "word": "ieži"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of \"cliff\"",
      "word": "krauja"
    }
  ],
  "word": "klints"
}

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