chlii

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• chly, chlei, klei, chli

Etymology

From southern Middle High German klīn, a byform (likely old ablaut variant) of 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)

1. 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