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klints

Pronunciation: [klīnts]

“klints” is a Latvian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. rock, cliff (massif with steep edges; rocky cliff)
  2. rock (typical of, living in, a rocky area)

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.

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