kleine

See also: Kleine

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛi̯nə/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛi̯nə

Adjective

kleine

1. inflection of klein:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

Anagrams

• kniele

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklaɪ̯nə/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

kleine

1. inflection of klein:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon klēni, from Proto-Germanic *klainiz.

Pronunciation

• Stem vowel: ê³
  • (originally) IPA^(key): /klɛɪnə/

Adjective

kleine

1. small, little
2. narrow, thin
3. minor, unimportant
4. fine, delicate
5. few, little
   • 1537, Jürgen Richolff the Younger, Datt högeste unde öldeste water recht, section XXVIII:

     Eyn schip effte twe effte meer liggen in einer hauen dar kleyn water is […]

     A ship or two or more lie in a port with little water […]

Declension

Declension of kleine

	nominative	accusative	dative	genitive
	Strong declension
Masculine	kleine	kleinen	kleinem(e) (kleinennote)	kleines
Neuter		kleine
Feminine		kleine	kleiner(e)
Plural	kleine		kleinen	kleiner(e)
	Weak declension
Masculine	kleine	kleinen	kleinen
Neuter		kleine
Feminine		kleinen
Plural	kleinen
The longer forms become rarer in the course of the period.

Alternative forms

• klêne, kleyne, kleyn, klyne, klên, klyn

Descendants

• Low German: kleen
• → Old Norse: klénn
  • Icelandic: klénn
  • Faroese: klænur
  • Norwegian: klen, klein
  • Old Swedish: klēn
    • Swedish: klen
  • Danish: klejn

References

• (descendants): Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)