kleina
Icelandic
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Nýsteiktar kleinur.
Kleinur that have just been fried.
Kleinur that have just been fried.
Etymology
Attested since the 19th century. From Danish klejne, from Middle Low German kleinet, klēnet, from klein, klēn (“small”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰleiːna/
- Rhymes: -eiːna
Noun
kleina f (genitive singular kleinu, nominative plural kleinur)
- a type of fried sweet bread made of dough similar to that of a doughnut; same as Danish klejne, Swedish klenät, klena
Declension
declension of kleina
f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kleina | kleinan | kleinur | kleinurnar |
accusative | kleinu | kleinuna | kleinur | kleinurnar |
dative | kleinu | kleinunni | kleinum | kleinunum |
genitive | kleinu | kleinunnar | kleina | kleinanna |
Derived terms
- kleinuhringur