kloan

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• kloa, gloa (West Central Bavarian)
• kla, klaa (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)

Etymology

From Middle High German klein, kleine, from Old High German kleini, from Proto-West Germanic *klaini, from Proto-Germanic *klainī (“shining, fine, splendid, tender”), from Proto-Indo-European *gleh₁y- (“to cleave, stick”). Cognates include German klein, Dutch klein, Yiddish קליין (kleyn), English clean.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkˣlɔɐ̯n/, [kʰl-]

Adjective

kloan (comparative kloaner, superlative kloanstn) (Southern Bavarian, Tyrol)

1. small, little, tiny, wee, small-scale
2. little, young (in age)
3. insignificant