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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