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brinar

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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brinar m (plural brinarë)

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

Declension

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

Adjective

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brinar (feminine brinare)

  1. (derogatory) adulterous, unfaithful

References

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  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 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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