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Klippe
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klippe
German
Etymology
From de gmh klippe, borrowed from de gml klippe or de dum clippe, ultimately from the root of de Kliff cliff. Cognate with nl klip, en cliff.
Pronunciation
de /ˈklɪpə/
de De-Klippe.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
rock that is partly covered by (sea) water
cliff steep rock face
de Ich fiel beinahe die Klippe hinunter. I nearly fell off the cliff.
de in particular steep coast
Usage notes
The use of Klippe as a synonym of de Kliff cliff may not be technically correct, but is quite common.
Declension
f
Synonyms
rock de Riff
cliff de Abhang; de Felswand; de Kliff; de Steilhang; de Steilwand
steep coast de Kliff; de Steilküste
Hyponyms
de Steilklippe
de Felsklippe
Derived terms
de klippenreich
de klippig
Related terms
de Klippdachs
de Klippenmöwe
See also
de Felsen m
Further reading
de Landforms