Neuter
kleinood
Meaning
a small but valuable object or trinket
Concepts
Synonyms
Translations
Juwel
bijou
jóia
joya
joia
gioiello
’kosmimaPronounced as (IPA)
/klɛi̯ˈnoːt/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch cleinode. In the meaning ‘precious object’ it is earliest attested in 1240 From 'klein' meaning small and -ood general noun forming suffix originally used to produce abstract non-tangible concepts but was later used for tangible objects.
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