Kleinod

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German kleinōt, kleinœte, kleinœde, from Old High German *kleinōti, from Proto-West Germanic *klainōdī (“jewel, trinket”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklaɪ̯nˌʔoːt/
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Noun

Kleinod n (strong, genitive Kleinodes or Kleinods, plural Kleinode or Kleinodien)

  1. (formal) jewel (anything considered precious or valuable)
    Synonyms: Kostbarkeit, Juwel
    • 1818, Franz Grillparzer, Abschied von Gastein, published 1872:
      Denn Krankheit nur und langer Schmerz entdrücken / Das heißgesuchte, traur’ge Kleinod ihr, / Und was euch so entzückt mit seinen Strahlen, / Es ward erzeugt in Todesnoth und Qualen.
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    • 1850, Richard Wagner, Lohengrin, act I:
      Ermiß nun, König, meinen grimmen Schmerz, / als meiner Ehre Kleinod mir geraubt!
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    • 2017 April 7, Reinhard Köchl, “Monks Schatz”, in Die Zeit‎:
      Stattdessen fanden sie ein Kleinod: die komplette Studiosession, die Thelonious Monk im Juli 1959 als Soundtrack für Roger Vadims Kinofilm Les Liaisons Dangereuses in den Nola Penthouse Studios in New York eingespielt hatte und von der bislang allenfalls Fragmente zu hören waren.
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Declension

Declension of Kleinod
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Kleinod die Kleinode, Kleinodien
genitive eines des Kleinodes, Kleinods der Kleinode, Kleinodien
dative einem dem Kleinod, Kleinode1 den Kleinoden, Kleinodien
accusative ein das Kleinod die Kleinode, Kleinodien

1Now rare, see notes.

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