Noun: kleinood
Gender: Neuter
Hyphenation:
| Sg. | kleinood |
| Pl. | kleinoden; kleinodiën |
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Etymology
1. From Middle Dutch cleinode. In the meaning ‘precious object’ it is earliest attested in 1240
2. From 'klein' meaning small and -ood general noun forming suffix originally used to produce abstract non-tangible concepts but was later used for tangible objects.
Verbs referencing "kleinood"
Swedish Nouns
klenod.
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