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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse klettr (“crag”). Cognate with Norwegian klett (“cliff, summit”), Scots clett (“rock in the sea, separated from the cliffs on the mainland”), Old English clit, Ancient Greek κλιτύς f (klitús, “hill”). Doublet of klint.
Noun
klit c
- dune
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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch clitte. Compare German Klette.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klɪt/
- Hyphenation: klit
- Rhymes: -ɪt
Noun
klit f (plural klitten, diminutive klitje n)
- (botany) burdock, plant of the genus Arctium
- (loosely) any plant with burs
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