Latvian

Klints

Noun

klints f (6th declension)

1. (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

2. (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

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• klinšains

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “klints”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7