kleine

See also: Kleine

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈklɛi̯nə/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯nə

Adjective

kleine

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

Anagrams

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 kleinekleinenkleinem(e) (kleinennote)kleines
Neuter kleine
Feminine kleinekleiner(e)
Plural kleinekleinenkleiner(e)
Weak declension
Masculine kleinekleinenkleinen
Neuter kleine
Feminine kleinen
Plural kleinen
The longer forms become rarer in the course of the period.

Alternative forms

Descendants
  • Low German: kleen
  • → Old Norse: klénn

References
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