Definition
A type of mineral or gemstone, or a resident of a place named Clifton, used as both a mineralogical and demographic term.
Etymology
From the place name 'Clifton' (cliff-town) + '-ite' (Greek suffix meaning 'stone' or 'belonging to'). The '-ite' suffix is standard in mineralogy (like magnetite, hematite) and in words describing people from places (Brooklynite, Londoner).
Kelly Says
The '-ite' suffix is incredibly versatile in English—it names rocks and minerals, it describes people's origins, and it can even denote followers of ideologies, showing how one suffix can mean 'made of,' 'from,' or 'believer in' depending on context.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ክሊፍቶኒት
Klif-to-nit
ARالعربية
كليفطونيت
Klif-to-nit
BNবাংলা
ক্লিফটোনাইট
Klif-to-naite
CACatalà
cliftonita
Klif-to-ni-ta
CSČeština
cliftonit
Klif-to-nit
DADansk
cliftonite
Klif-to-nit
DEDeutsch
Cliftonit
Klif-to-nit
ELΕλληνικά
Κλίφτονιτη
Klif-to-ni-ti
ESEspañol
cliftonita
Klif-to-ni-ta
FAفارسی
کلیفتونی
Kelyfton-i
FISuomi
cliftonite
Klif-to-nit
FRFrançais
cliftonite
Klif-to-nit
GUGU
ક્લિફટોનિટ
Klif-to-nit
HAHA
Klif-tonite
Klif-to-nit
HEעברית
קליפטוניט
Klif-to-nit
HIहिन्दी
क्लिफ्टोनाइट
Klif-to-naite
HUMagyar
cliftonite
Klif-to-nit
IDBahasa Indonesia
cliftonite
Klif-to-nit
IGIG
Klif-tonite
Klif-to-nit
ITItaliano
cliftonite
Klif-to-nite
JA日本語
クリフトナイト
Kurifuto-naito
KKKK
Клифтонит
Klif-to-nit
KMKM
ក្លីហ្វតនី
Klif-to-ni
KO한국어
클리프토나이트
Keuripeuteo-naite
MRMR
क्लिफ्टोनाइट
Klif-to-naite
MSBahasa Melayu
cliftonite
Klif-to-nit
MYမြန်မာ
ကလီဖတန်နီးယား
Klif-tan-ni-ya
NLNederlands
cliftonite
Klif-to-nit
NONorsk
cliftonite
Klif-to-nit
PAPA
ਕਲਿਫਟੋਨੀਟ
Klif-to-nit
PLPolski
cliftonit
Klif-to-nit
PTPortuguês
cliftonita
Klif-to-ni-ta
RORomână
cliftonite
Klif-to-nit
RUРусский
клифтонит
Klif-to-nit
SVSvenska
cliftonite
Klif-to-nit
SWKiswahili
cliftonite
Klif-to-nit
TAதமிழ்
கிளிப்டோனைட்
Kilif-to-naite
TEతెలుగు
క్లిఫ్టోనైట్
Klif-to-naite
THไทย
คลิฟตอไนท์
Klif-to-naite
TLTL
cliftonite
Klif-to-nit
TRTürkçe
cliftonite
Klif-to-nit
UKУкраїнська
кліфтоніт
Klif-to-nit
URاردو
کلیفٹونیت
Klif-to-nit
VITiếng Việt
cliftonite
Klif-to-nit
YOYO
Klif-tonite
Klif-to-nit
ZUZU
Kliftonite
Klif-to-nit