шахин

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms
  • ша́ин, ша́јин

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شاهین (şahin), from Persian شاهین (šâhin), from Middle Persian. Akin to Ша́хин and шахѝнџија.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃǎːxin/
  • Hyphenation: ша‧хин

Noun

ша́хин m (Latin spelling šáhin)

  1. falcon (trained for hunting)

Declension
Declension of шахин
singular plural
nominative шахин шахини
genitive шахина шахина
dative шахину шахинима
accusative шахина шахине
vocative шахине шахини
locative шахину шахинима
instrumental шахином шахинима

References
  • “шахин” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 578
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