klein
(Engels)
- small, little, tiny, wee, small-scale
- little, young (in age)
- insignificant
Frekwensie
Dialekte
Kanton Appenzell Ausserrhoden
chli
Kanton Basel-Land
glai
Kanton St. Gallen
lüzìl
Data verskaf deur: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/klaɪ̯n/
Etimologie (Engels)
In summary
Inherited from Middle High German klein, kleine, from Old High German kleini, from Proto-West Germanic *klainī (“shining, fine, splendid, tender”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gleh₁y- (“to cleave, stick”). Cognate with Dutch klein and English clean. Doublet of clean. For a similar semantic development, cf. zierlich (orig. "decorative", today "petite").
Related words
mickerig
zwergenhaft
sehr klein
unendlich klein
stummelig
infinitesimal
Sign in to write sticky notes
Begin om Duits te leer met learnfeliz .
Oefen om " klein " en baie ander woorde en sinne in Duits .