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
nominative + accusative	weak	chlii	chlii(ni)	chlii(ne)	chliine
	strong	chliine	chliini	chliis(es)	chliini
dative	weak	chliine			chliine
	strong	chliinem	chliiner	chliinem

Mixed paradigms occur after the indefinite article and certain other determiners, but the details vary.