klein

== Afrikaans == === Alternative forms === klyn (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Dutch klein, from Middle Dutch cleine, from Old Dutch cleini, from Proto-West Germanic *klainī. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kləi̯n/ === Adjective === klein (attributive klein, comparative kleiner, superlative kleinste) small, little Antonym: groot ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== kleinheid verklein == Dutch == === Alternative forms === kleen (dialectal) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle Dutch cleine, from Old Dutch cleini, from Proto-West Germanic *klainī. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /klɛi̯n/ Hyphenation: klein Rhymes: -ɛi̯n === Adjective === klein (comparative kleiner, superlative kleinst) small, little Antonym: groot almost Een klein uur. ― Almost an hour. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: klein Jersey Dutch: klāin Negerhollands: kleen, klen Skepi Creole Dutch: klenk === Anagrams === kniel linke == German == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle High German klein, kleine, from Old High German kleini, from Proto-West Germanic *klainī (“shining, fine, splendid, tender”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gleh₁y- (“to cleave, stick”). Cognate with Dutch klein and English clean. Doublet of clean. For a similar semantic development, cf. zierlich (orig. "decorative", today "petite"). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /klaɪ̯n/ Rhymes: -aɪ̯n === Adjective === klein (strong nominative masculine singular kleiner, comparative kleiner, superlative am kleinsten) small, little, wee (in physical size or extent) small, little, young (not grown up) insignificant (of little influence or means; of people) der kleine Mann ― the little man [the average, ordinary man] ==== Declension ==== ==== Antonyms ==== groß ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “klein”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “klein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “klein” in Duden online == Limburgish == === Alternative forms === kléïn (Eupen) klieen (Krefeld) kleen (widespread variant) klee (Southeast Limburgish) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle Dutch cleine, from Old Dutch cleini, from Proto-West Germanic *klainī. === Adjective === klein (comparative kleiner, superlative kleins, predicative superlative 't kleins) small ==== Inflection ==== == Norwegian == === Adjective === klein feeble, awkward Synonyms: ynkelig, stakkarslig ==== Related terms ==== kleinhet