kleini

Old High German

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *klainiz (“brilliantly bright, fine, elegant”) (compare Old English clǣne), from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to stick, smudge”).

Adjective

kleini

Derived terms

kleinī

Descendants

Middle High German: klein, kleine
- Alemannic German: chlii, chly, chlei, klei
  Swabian: gloi
  
  Vorarlbergerisch: klän, klen, kli, klin
- Bavarian: gloa
  Apeltonerisch: klua
  
  Cimbrian: khlòan, khlumma
- Central Franconian: kleen
  Hunsrik: kleen
  
  Kölsch: klein
- Rhine Franconian:
  Hessian: klaan
- German: klein
- Yiddish: קליין‎ (kleyn)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *klainīn. Consists of kleini (“small”) +‎ -ī.

Noun

kleinī f

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