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

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

Derived terms

• hajn
• hajneshë
• hajnisht
• hajnoj

 

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^[1] (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, page 43