õrn

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Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *horna. Cognate to Livonian vōrna (tender), Karelian hornie (cool, lukewarm), and dialectal Finnish horna, hornea (cool, lukewarm).

Adjective

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õrn (genitive õrna, partitive õrna, comparative õrnem, superlative kõige õrnem)

  1. tender
  2. fragile

Declension

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