kleina

Icelandic

Etymology

Attested since the 19th century. 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
f-w1 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
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