kleina

Icelandic

Nýsteiktar kleinur.
Kleinur that have just been fried.

Etymology

Attested since the 19th century. From Danish klejne, from Middle Low German kleinet, klēnet, from klein, klēn (“small”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰleiːna/

  Rhymes: -eiːna

Noun

kleina f (genitive singular kleinu, nominative plural kleinur)

1. a type of fried sweet bread made of dough similar to that of a doughnut; same as Danish klejne, Swedish klenät, klena

Declension

declension of kleina

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kleina	kleinan	kleinur	kleinurnar
accusative	kleinu	kleinuna	kleinur	kleinurnar
dative	kleinu	kleinunni	kleinum	kleinunum
genitive	kleinu	kleinunnar	kleina	kleinanna

Derived terms

• kleinuhringur