kleinood
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom 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.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkleinood n (plural kleinoden or kleinodiën, diminutive kleinoodje n)
Descendants
edit- Afrikaans: kleinood