dardhahanë

Albanian

Etymology

A blend of dardagan (“in shambles, in ruins”) and the ending -hanë common to many buildings, like kasaphanë, berberhanë, kovaçhanë. The shift to /ð/ might have occurred by contamination with dardhë (“pear”) or dardhan (“peasant, farmer”), similarly to what happened to bardhak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daɾðaˈhanə/
  • Rhymes: -anə

Noun

dardhahanë f (plural dardhahana, definite dardhahana, definite plural dardhahanat)

  1. (colloquial) a large house which is kept poorly

Declension

Declension of dardhahanë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dardhahanë dardhahana dardhahana dardhahanat
accusative dardhahanën
dative dardhahane dardhahanës dardhahanave dardhahanave
ablative dardhahanash

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