kleini
Old High German
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *klainiz (“brilliantly bright, fine, elegant”) (compare Old English clǣne), from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to stick, smudge”).
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *klainī. Consists of kleini (“small”) + -ī.
Alternative forms
- chlainī, chlæinī, chleinī, cleine, clēnī, khleinī
Declension
Declension of kleinī (īn-stem)
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kleinī | — |
| accusative | kleinī | — |
| genitive | kleinī | — |
| dative | kleinī | — |
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