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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *klainī (“fine, delicate”) + *-ōdī.
Noun
*klainōdī n
- jewel, trinket
Inflection
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*klainōdī
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| Genitive
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*klainōdijas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*klainōdī
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*klainōdiju
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| Accusative
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*klainōdī
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*klainōdiju
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| Genitive
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*klainōdijas
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*klainōdijō
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| Dative
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*klainōdijē
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*klainōdijum
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| Instrumental
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*klainōdiju
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*klainōdijum
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Descendants
- Old Frisian: klênōdīen pl
- Old Saxon: *klēnōdi
- Middle Low German: klēnȫde, kleinȫde, klēnode, kleinode, klēnōde, kleinōde, klēnāde, kleināde, klēnōdie, kleinōdie
- Old Dutch: *cleinodi
- Middle Dutch: cleinode, cleinode, cleinoot, cleinoot, clenoed
- Old High German: *kleinōti
- Middle High German: kleinōt, kleinœt, kleinœte, kleināt, kleinēt
- → Medieval Latin: clēnōdium