kleina

Icelandic

Nýsteiktar kleinur.
Kleinur that have just been fried.

Etymology

Attested since the 19th century. Borrowed 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)

1. 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 (feminine)

	singular		plural
	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