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brinar

Albanian edit

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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

A Gheg formation, from brî, brini (“horn”) +‎ -ar. Compare Romanian încornorat, Macedonian рогоносец (rogonosec).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

brinar m (plural brinarë)

  1. (derogatory) cuckold (man with unfaithful wife)

Declension edit

Declension of brinar
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative brinar brinarë brinari brinarët
accusative brinarin
dative brinari brinarëve brinarit brinarëvet
ablative brinarësh

Adjective edit

brinar (feminine brinare)

  1. (derogatory) adulterous, unfaithful

References edit

  • “brinar”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 180
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “brinjar”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 37b
  • von Godin, M. A. (1930) Wörterbuch der albanischen und deutschen Sprache, Leipzig
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