brinar

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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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