chlii
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
- chly, chlei, klei
Etymology
From Middle High German klein, kleine, from Old High German kleini, from Proto-Germanic *klainiz (“shining, fine, splendid, tender”), from Proto-Indo-European *g(e)lēi- (“gleaming”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to gleam”). Cognate with German klein, Dutch klein, English clean.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xliː/
Adjective
chlii (comparative chliiner, superlative chliinscht)
- small, little
Declension
| Declension of chlii | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
| Weak inflection | nominative/accusative | chliini | chliini | chliini | chliine |
| dative | chliine | chliine | chliine | chliine | |
| Strong inflection | nominative/accusative | chliine | chliini | chliins | chliini |
| dative | chliine | chliine | chliine | chliine | |