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krnj

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Serbo-Croatian

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FWOTD – 19 March 2013

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъrnъ (whence also dialectal Russian ко́рный (kórnyj, “short”), Czech krniti (“to cut”), Romanian cârn (“snub-nosed”)), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”).[1] Cognate with Latvian kurls (“deaf”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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kȑnj (Cyrillic spelling кр̏њ, definite kȑnjī, comparative kȑnjī)

  1. truncated, cut off
  2. incomplete
    krnji tekst ― incomplete text
  3. defective, damaged
    krnji zub ― broken tooth
  4. idiomatic and figurative meanings
    krnji parlamen(a)t ― a rump parliament
    krnja rečenica ― an elliptical sentence
    krnji stožac/konus ― a truncated cone

Declension

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positive indefinite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative krnj krnja krnje
genitive krnja krnje krnja
dative krnju krnjoj krnju
accusative inanimate
animate 		krnj
krnja 		krnju krnje
vocative krnj krnja krnje
locative krnju krnjoj krnju
instrumental krnjim krnjom krnjim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative krnji krnje krnja
genitive krnjih krnjih krnjih
dative krnjim(a) krnjim(a) krnjim(a)
accusative krnje krnje krnja
vocative krnji krnje krnja
locative krnjim(a) krnjim(a) krnjim(a)
instrumental krnjim(a) krnjim(a) krnjim(a)
positive definite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative krnji krnja krnje
genitive krnjeg(a) krnje krnjeg(a)
dative krnjem(u) krnjoj krnjem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate 		krnji
krnjeg(a) 		krnju krnje
vocative krnji krnja krnje
locative krnjem(u) krnjoj krnjem(u)
instrumental krnjim krnjom krnjim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative krnji krnje krnja
genitive krnjih krnjih krnjih
dative krnjim(a) krnjim(a) krnjim(a)
accusative krnje krnje krnja
vocative krnji krnje krnja
locative krnjim(a) krnjim(a) krnjim(a)
instrumental krnjim(a) krnjim(a) krnjim(a)
comparative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative krnji krnja krnje
genitive krnjeg(a) krnje krnjeg(a)
dative krnjem(u) krnjoj krnjem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate 		krnji
krnjeg(a) 		krnju krnje
vocative krnji krnja krnje
locative krnjem(u) krnjoj krnjem(u)
instrumental krnjim krnjom krnjim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative krnji krnje krnja
genitive krnjih krnjih krnjih
dative krnjim(a) krnjim(a) krnjim(a)
accusative krnje krnje krnja
vocative krnji krnje krnja
locative krnjim(a) krnjim(a) krnjim(a)
instrumental krnjim(a) krnjim(a) krnjim(a)
superlative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative najkrnji najkrnja najkrnje
genitive najkrnjeg(a) najkrnje najkrnjeg(a)
dative najkrnjem(u) najkrnjoj najkrnjem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate 		najkrnji
najkrnjeg(a) 		najkrnju najkrnje
vocative najkrnji najkrnja najkrnje
locative najkrnjem(u) najkrnjoj najkrnjem(u)
instrumental najkrnjim najkrnjom najkrnjim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative najkrnji najkrnje najkrnja
genitive najkrnjih najkrnjih najkrnjih
dative najkrnjim(a) najkrnjim(a) najkrnjim(a)
accusative najkrnje najkrnje najkrnja
vocative najkrnji najkrnje najkrnja
locative najkrnjim(a) najkrnjim(a) najkrnjim(a)
instrumental najkrnjim(a) najkrnjim(a) najkrnjim(a)

Quotations

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References

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  • “krnj”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
  • “krnj”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика (in Serbo-Croatian), Друго фототипско издање edition, volume 3, Нови Сад, Загреб: Матица српска, Матица хрватска, 1967–1976, published 1990, page 81
  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “938-47”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 938-47
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