hajni

Albanian

Etymology

From hajn (“thief, robber”) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hajˈni/
  • Rhymes: -ni
  • Hyphenation: haj‧ní

Noun

hajni f (plural hajni, definite hajnia, definite plural hajnitë) (regional, dialectal)

  1. robbery, brigandry, thievery
    Synonyms: hajdutëri, vjedhje, grabitje, kusari
  2. (obsolete) rebellion
    Synonym: rebelim

Declension
Declension of hajni
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative hajni hajni hajnia hajnitë
accusative hajninë
dative hajnie hajnive hajnisë hajnive
ablative hajnish

Derived terms

Noun

hajni m

  1. inflection of hajn:
    1. indefinite dative/ablative
    2. definite nominative singular

References
  • “hajni”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “hajní”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 152
  • Jungg, G. (1895) “hainii”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 43
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