zarbanik

Albanian

Etymology

From zarbë (“scrap, rag”) +‎ -nik, with the middle -a- as a connecting particle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zaɾbaˈnik]

Noun

zarbanik f (plural zarbanikë, definite zarbaniku, definite plural zarbanikët)

  1. person dressed in rags, ragamuffin, hobo
    Synonyms: leckaman, zhelan
  2. scoundrel, hore
    Synonym: rrugaç

Declension

Declension of zarbanik
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative zarbanik zarbaniku zarbanikë zarbanikët
accusative zarbanikun
dative zarbaniku zarbanikut zarbanikëve zarbanikëve
ablative zarbanikësh

Further reading

  • “zarbanik”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “zarbanik”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
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