hajdutëri

Albanian

Etymology

From hajdut (“thief, robber”) +‎ -ëri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hajdutəˈɾi/
• Rhymes: -ɾi
• Hyphenation: haj‧du‧të‧rí

Noun

hajdutëri f (plural hajdutëri, definite hajdutëria, definite plural hajdutëritë)

1. (collective, uncountable) thieves

   Synonyms: kusar, vjedhës, cub, hajn (plural)

2. (also in the plural) thievery, brigandage

   Synonyms: kusari, vjedhje, hajni

Related terms

• hajdutçe
• hajdute
• hajdutërisht
• hajdutësi

 

Further reading

• “hajdutëri”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “hajdutëri”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “hajdut-ërí”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 152