kleinood
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch cleinode. In the meaning ‘precious object’ it is earliest attested in 1240 [1] 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. The word is only mildly rare with a recognition of 91 % in Holland and 88 % in Vlanders.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kleinood n (plural kleinoden or kleinodiën, diminutive kleinoodje n)