From Old High German kleini, from Proto-Germanic *klainiz. The velarisation of to after certain long vowels and diphthongs is a regular feature shared with several of the Ripuarian dialects. Cognate with German klein, Dutch klein, English clean.
kleng (masculine klengen, neuter klengt, comparative méi kleng or klenger, superlative am klengsten)
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass kleng | si ass kleng | et ass kleng | si si(nn) kleng | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | klengen | kleng | klengt | kleng |
independent without determiner | klenges | klenger | |||
dative | after any declined word | klengen | klenger | klengen | klengen |
as first declined word | klengem | klengem |