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Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch cleini, from Proto-West Germanic *klaini, from Proto-Germanic *klainiz.
Adjective
cleine
- small
- short
- unimportant
- fine, finely ground
Inflection
Adjective
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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Plural
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Nominative
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Indefinite
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cleine
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cleine
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cleine
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cleine
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Definite
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cleine
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cleine
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Accusative
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Indefinite
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cleinen
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cleine
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cleine
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cleine
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Definite
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cleine
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Genitive
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Indefinite
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cleines
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cleinere
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cleines
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cleinere
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Definite
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cleines, cleinen
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cleines, cleinen
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Dative
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cleinen
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cleinere
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cleinen
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cleinen
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Descendants
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