Old High German

Adjective

kleini

1. small, fine, slender
2. soft, clean
3. smart, thorough, wise, crafty, keen
4. costly

Derived terms

• kleinī

Descendants

• German: klein
• Yiddish: קליין ‎(kleyn)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *klainīn. Consists of kleini ‎(“small”) +‎ -ī.

Noun

kleinī f

1. beauty, delicateness, cleanness
2. experience, cleverness
3. proof, knowledge, sense