klein
Dutch (Brabantic)
/klɛi̯n/
adj
Definitions
- small, little
- almost
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch cleine inherited from Old Dutch cleini inherited from Proto-Germanic *klainiz (shining, tender, fine, splendid, precious, splended, clear, brilliantly bright, clean, pure, elegant).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*klainiz
Gloss
shining, tender, fine, splendid, precious, splended, clear, brilliantly bright, clean, pure, elegant
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
浄
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Kleinberg English
- clean English
- clean-shaved English
- cleanability English
- cleanable English
- cleanaholic English
- cleaner English
- cleanest English
- cleaneth English
- cleanish English
- cleanly English
- cleanness English
- cleanroom English
- cleanshaven English
- cleanskin English
- cleantech English
- cleanth English
- cleanup English
- houseclean English
- hyperclean English
- lick clean English
- misclean English
- nonclean English
- overclean English
- preclean English
- reclean English
- superclean English
- ultraclean English
- unclean English
- kleinspitz Finnish
- clenodium Latin
- Kleinasien German
- Kleinbauer German
- Kleinbürger German
- Kleinfleckkatze German
- Kleingeist German
- Kleingeld German
- Kleinhandel German
- Kleinkind German
- Kleinkrieg German
- Kleinkriminalität German
- Kleinlibelle German
- Kleinmut German
- Kleinplanet German
- Kleinpudel German
- Kleinschreibung German
- Kleinstaat German
- Kleintier German
- Kleinwagen German
- clean German
- haarklein German
- klein German
- kleindeutsch German
- kleingeistig German
- kleingläubig German
- kleinhalten German
- kleinkariert German
- kleinkriegen German
- kleinkrämerisch German
- kleinlaut German
- kleinlich German
- kleinmaschig German
- kleinrechnen German
- kleinreden German
- kleinschreiben German
- kleinschrittig German
- kleinst German
- zerkleinern German
- achterkleinkind Dutch, Flemish
- burgerlijk Dutch, Flemish
- dochter Dutch, Flemish
- geest Dutch, Flemish
- geld Dutch, Flemish
- handel Dutch, Flemish
- kind Dutch, Flemish
- kleinburgerlijk Dutch, Flemish
- kleindochter Dutch, Flemish
- kleingeestig Dutch, Flemish
- kleingeld Dutch, Flemish
- kleinhandel Dutch, Flemish
- kleinigheid Dutch, Flemish
- kleinkind Dutch, Flemish
- kleinkinderwens Dutch, Flemish
- kleinkunst Dutch, Flemish
- kleinoogrog Dutch, Flemish
- kleinscheeps Dutch, Flemish
- kleinvee Dutch, Flemish
- kleinveehouderij Dutch, Flemish
- kleinzerig Dutch, Flemish
- kleinzielig Dutch, Flemish
- kleinzoon Dutch, Flemish
- kunst Dutch, Flemish
- oog Dutch, Flemish
- rog Dutch, Flemish
- schip Dutch, Flemish
- vee Dutch, Flemish
- zeer Dutch, Flemish
- ziel Dutch, Flemish
- zoon Dutch, Flemish
- *g(e)lēi- Proto-Indo-European
- *gleh₁y- Proto-Indo-European
- *gley- Proto-Indo-European
- *glēy- Proto-Indo-European
- *klainiz Proto-Germanic
- クリーン Japanese
- clæne Old English
- clǣne Old English
- clene Middle English
- klénn Old Norse
- clean Danish
- klejn Danish
- cleine Middle Dutch
- kleini Old High German
- klein Afrikaans
- klein Middle High German
- kleine Middle High German
- kleine, klein Middle High German
- kleng Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *klainisōną gmw-pro
- cleini Old Dutch
- kleine Middle Low German
- klēn(e), klein(e), klēne Middle Low German
- dorkhlöndaran Cimbrian
- khlumma Cimbrian
- khlòan Cimbrian
- klēni Old Saxon
- chlii Alemannic German
- klin Tok Pisin
- klinim Tok Pisin
- kleen Low German
- glee Pennsylvania German
- krin Sranan Tongo
- klein Limburgan, Limburger, Limburgish