Polyglot Dictionary

Kleinigkeit

/ˈklaɪ̯nɪçkaɪ̯t/

die noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Kleinigkeiten

Meaning

  1. small thing, trifle

    Built from klein (small) + -igkeit.

    • Das ist doch nur eine Kleinigkeit.

      That's just a small thing.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • klein small

Practice

1 What does Kleinigkeit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ist doch nur eine ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kleinigkeit?

nouncompound

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