precipice

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A very steep cliff.
2. (figuratively) The brink of a dangerous situation.
3. (obsolete) A headlong fall or descent.

Concepten

afgrond

klif

steilte

kolk

klip

steile helling

inclinatie

klim

spleetoog

glooiing

helling

Synoniemen

cliff

abyss

chasm

gulf

bluff

crag

drop off

steep

ravine

steep cliff

escarpment

gap

steep slope

slope

scarp

gorge

declivity

bank

🏦

drop-off

gully

hill

mountain

⛰️

pit

rock

🪨

steep crag

heugh

ness

steep wall

rake

rampart

decline

clogwyn

rubble

ruin

scar

crisis

shelving

shore

crash

crags

stone

🪨

wreck

heavy rain

mountain slope

rock face

collapse

ascent

foreland

fissure

escarp

Vertalingen

precipizio

précipice

Abgrund

burrone

precipicio

precipício

γκρεμός

abisso

uçurum

baratro

gouffre

falaise

abîme

dirupo

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈpɹɛsɪpɪs/

Etymologie (Engels)

First attested in 1598, from Middle French precipice, from Latin praecipitium (“a steep place”), from praeceps (“steep”), from prae + caput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“head”).
Distantly related to precept through Latin praecipiō (“to teach”), from prae + capiō (“take”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-, *keh₂p- (“to hold; to seize”).