chlii
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From southern Middle High German klīn, a byform (likely old ablaut variant) of kleine, from Old High German kleini, from Proto-Germanic *klainiz (“shining, fine, splendid, tender”), from Proto-Indo-European *g(e)lēi- (“gleaming”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to gleam”). Cognate with German klein, Dutch klein, English clean.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xliː/
Adjective
chlii (comparative chliiner, superlative chliinscht)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative + accusative |
weak | chlii | chlii(ni) | chlii(ne) | chliine |
| strong | chliine | chliini | chliis(es) | chliini | |
| dative | weak | chliine | chliine | ||
| strong | chliinem | chliiner | chliinem | ||
Mixed paradigms occur after the indefinite article and certain other determiners, but the details vary.