klejn

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German klēn(e), klein(e) and German klein, from Proto-Germanic *klainiz (“fine, tender”), cognate with English clean, Dutch klein (“small”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klajˀn/, [ˈkʰl̥ɑjˀn]

Adjective

klejn (neuter klejnt, plural and definite singular attributive klejne)

1. tiny, delicate (of a person)

References

• “klejn” in Den Danske Ordbog