cleine

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Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch cleini, from Proto-West Germanic *klaini, from Proto-Germanic *klainiz.

Adjective[edit]

cleine

  1. small
  2. short
  3. unimportant
  4. fine, finely ground

Inflection[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: klein
    • Afrikaans: klein
    • Jersey Dutch: klāin
    • Negerhollands: kleen, klen
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: klenk
  • Limburgish: klein

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