kleini

Old High German

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *klainiz (“brilliantly bright, fine, elegant”) (compare Old English clǣne), from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to stick, smudge”).

Adjective

kleini

  1. small, fine, slender
  2. soft, clean
  3. smart, thorough, wise, crafty, keen
  4. costly
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Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *klainīn. Consists of kleini (“small”) +‎ -ī.

Noun

kleinī f

  1. beauty, delicateness, cleanness
  2. experience, cleverness
  3. proof, knowledge, sense
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