klénn

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse klénn (“snug; little, puny”), from Middle Low German klên, klêne, from Old Saxon klēni, from Proto-West Germanic *klaini, from Proto-Germanic *klainiz (“clear, pure”), from Proto-Indo-European *g(e)lēi- (“gleaming”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to gleam”). Cognate with the English clean from the Middle English clene (“clean, clear, pure”) from the Old English clǣne (“pure, clear”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

klénn (comparative klénni, superlative klénastur)

  1. poor, feeble
  2. indisposed, under the weather
    Synonyms: vesallegur, lasinn, slappur
    Ég er eitthvað klén í dag.
    I'm a bit under the weather today.
  3. short
    Synonyms: stuttur, smávaxinn
  4. poor, lame
    Synonyms: lélegur, slappur, slaktur, ómerkilegur, lítilfjörlegur
    Þetta var nokkuð klént af þér...
    That was pretty poor of you...
  5. (dated) pretty, snug, good
    Synonyms: snotur, góður

Declension

positive forms of klénn
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative klénn klén klént
accusative klénan kléna
dative klénum klénni klénu
genitive kléns klénnar kléns
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative klénir klénar klén
accusative kléna
dative klénum
genitive klénna
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kléni kléna kléna
acc/dat/gen kléna klénu
plural (all-case) klénu
comparative forms of klénn
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) klénni klénni klénna
plural (all-case) klénni
superlative forms of klénn
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative klénastur klénust klénast
accusative klénastan klénasta
dative klénustum klénastri klénustu
genitive klénasts klénastrar klénasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative klénastir klénastar klénust
accusative klénasta
dative klénustum
genitive klénastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative klénasti klénasta klénasta
acc/dat/gen klénasta klénustu
plural (all-case) klénustu

Derived terms

See also

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