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Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
kleine
- inflection of klein:
- masculine/feminine singular attributive
- definite neuter singular attributive
- plural attributive
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
kleine
- inflection of klein:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Middle Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon klēni, from Proto-Germanic *klainiz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
kleine
- small, little
- narrow, thin
- minor, unimportant
- fine, delicate
- 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
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nominative
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accusative
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dative
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genitive
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Strong declension
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| Masculine
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kleine |
kleinen |
kleinem(e) (kleinennote) |
kleines
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| Neuter
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kleine
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| Feminine
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kleine |
kleiner(e)
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| Plural
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kleine |
kleinen |
kleiner(e)
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Weak declension
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| Masculine
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kleine |
kleinen |
kleinen
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| Neuter
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kleine
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| Feminine
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kleinen
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| Plural
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kleinen
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| The longer forms become rarer in the course of the period.
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Descendants
References
- (descendants): Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)