õrnus

See also: ornus

Estonian

Etymology

From õrn + -us.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɤrnus/
  • Hyphenation: õr‧nus

Noun

õrnus (genitive õrnuse, partitive õrnust)

  1. tenderness, gentleness, delicacy
    1. A warm, kind feeling of love and caring; the expression of those emotions.
      Ta on armastuse, kaastunde ja õrnuse jumal.
      He is the God of love, compassion and tenderness.
    2. The fragility, fineness, lightness of something.
      Transportida on vastvalminud viigimarja selle kesta õrnuse tõttu peaaegu võimatu.
      Trasnporting a fresh fig is almost impossible due to the delicacy of its skin.

Declension

Synonyms

  • (warm feeling of love): hellus

References

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