kleini

Old High German

Etymology 1

    From Proto-West Germanic *klainī (“brilliantly bright, fine, elegant”) (compare Old English clǣne), from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to stick, smudge”).

    Alternative forms

    Adjective

    kleini

    2. small, fine, slender
    3. soft, clean
    4. smart, thorough, wise, crafty, keen
    5. costly
    Declension
    Strong declension of kleini
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative kleinēr, kleini kleiniu, kleini kleinaȥ, kleini
    accusative kleinan kleina kleinaȥ, kleini
    genitive kleines kleinera kleines
    dative kleinemu kleineru kleinemu
    instrumental kleinu — kleinu
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative kleine, kleini kleino, kleini kleiniu, kleini
    accusative kleine kleino kleiniu, kleini
    genitive kleinero kleinero kleinero
    dative kleinēm kleinēm kleinēm
    Weak declension of kleini
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative kleino kleina kleina
    accusative kleinon kleinūn kleina
    genitive kleinen kleinūn kleinen
    dative kleinen kleinūn kleinen
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative kleinon kleinūn kleinon
    accusative kleinon kleinūn kleinon
    genitive kleinōno kleinōno kleinōno
    dative kleinōm kleinōm kleinōm
    Declension of comparative of kleini
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative kleinōro kleinōra kleinōra
    accusative kleinōron kleinōrūn kleinōra
    genitive kleinōren kleinōrūn kleinōren
    dative kleinōren kleinōrūn kleinōren
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative kleinōron kleinōrūn kleinōron
    accusative kleinōron kleinōrūn kleinōron
    genitive kleinōrōno kleinōrōno kleinōrōno
    dative kleinōrōm kleinōrōm kleinōrōm
    Strong declension of superlative kleini
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative kleinōstēr, kleinōst kleinōstiu, kleinōst kleinōstaȥ, kleinōst
    accusative kleinōstan kleinōsta kleinōstaȥ, kleinōst
    genitive kleinōstes kleinōstera kleinōstes
    dative kleinōstemu kleinōsteru kleinōstemu
    instrumental kleinōstu — kleinōstu
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative kleinōste, kleinōst kleinōsto, kleinōst kleinōstiu, kleinōst
    accusative kleinōste kleinōsto kleinōstiu, kleinōst
    genitive kleinōstero kleinōstero kleinōstero
    dative kleinōstēm kleinōstēm kleinōstēm
    Weak declension of superlative kleini
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative kleinōsto kleinōsta kleinōsta
    accusative kleinōston kleinōstūn kleinōsta
    genitive kleinōsten kleinōstūn kleinōsten
    dative kleinōsten kleinōstūn kleinōsten
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative kleinōston kleinōstūn kleinōston
    accusative kleinōston kleinōstūn kleinōston
    genitive kleinōstōno kleinōstōno kleinōstōno
    dative kleinōstōm kleinōstōm kleinōstōm
    Descendants

    Etymology 2

      Nominalization of the above.

      Alternative forms

      Noun

      kleinī f

      2. beauty, delicateness, cleanness
      3. experience, cleverness
      4. proof, knowledge, sense
      Declension
      Declension of kleinī (īn-stem)
      case singular plural
      nominative kleinī —
      accusative kleinī —
      genitive kleinī —
      dative kleinī —
      Descendants
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