крњ

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krъnъ (whence also dialectal Russian ко́рный (kórnyj, short), Czech krniti (to cut)). Cognate with Latvian kurls (deaf).

Pronunciation

Adjective

кр̏њ (Latin spelling kȑnj, definite кр̏њӣ, comparative кр̏њӣ)

  1. truncated, cut off
  2. incomplete
    крњи текстincomplete text
  3. defective, damaged
    крњи зубbroken tooth
  4. idiomatic and figurative meanings
    крњи парламен(а)тa rump parliament
    крња реченицаan elliptical sentence
    крњи стожац/конусa truncated cone

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Quotations

References

  • крњ”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
  • крњ”, 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