cleini

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *klainī.

Adjective

cleini

  1. small

Inflection

Declension of cleini (ja-stem)
strong declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative cleini cleini cleini cleina, cleine
accusative cleinen cleina cleini cleina, cleine
genitive cleines cleinero cleines cleinero
dative cleinin, cleinemo cleinero cleinin, cleinemo cleinon
weak declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative cleino cleina cleina cleinon
accusative cleinon cleinon cleina cleinon
genitive cleinin cleinon cleinin cleinono
dative cleinin cleinon cleinin cleinon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: cleine, clêne, clein, cleen
    • Dutch: klein, kleen (dialectal)
      • Afrikaans: klein
      • Jersey Dutch: klāin
      • Negerhollands: kleen, klen
      • Skepi Creole Dutch: klenk
    • Limburgish: klein

Further reading

  • “klēni”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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