Klein
See also: klein and kléïn
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: klīn, IPA(key): /klaɪn/
- Rhymes: -aɪn
Proper noun
Klein
- Kline: A surname from German, equivalent to English Small.
Derived terms
- Klein bottle
- Kleinian
- kleinite
- Klein paradox
- Klein quadric
- Klein quartic
- Klein tunnelling, Klein tunneling
- Klein zone
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Klein is the 392nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 81,471 individuals. Klein is most common among White (95.4%) individuals.
See also
- Kline
Anagrams
- Elkin, Klien, Kline, inkle, k-line, kline, lekin, liken
French
Proper noun
Klein ?
- a surname from German, equivalent of the French Petit
German
Etymology
From klein (“small”).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Klein m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kleins or (with an article) Klein, feminine genitive Klein, plural Kleins)
- a common surname, Klein or Kline, transferred from the nickname, equivalent to English Small
Declension
Declension of Klein [masculine // feminine, surname]
singular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | feminine | |||||||
indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | (ein) | (der) | Klein | (eine) | (die) | Klein | (die) | Kleins |
genitive | (eines) | (des) | Kleins, Klein1 | (einer) | (der) | Klein | (der) | Kleins |
dative | (einem) | (dem) | Klein | (einer) | (der) | Klein | (den) | Kleins |
accusative | (einen) | (den) | Klein | (eine) | (die) | Klein | (die) | Kleins |
1With an article.
Derived terms
- Kleinsche Flasche
Descendants
- English: Kline
- French: Klein