šahin
See also: şahin and Şahin
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- šáin
- šájin
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish شاهین (şâhîn), from Persian شاهین (šâhin), from Middle Persian. Akin to Šáhin and šahìndžija.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃǎːxin/
- Hyphenation: ša‧hin
Noun
šáhin m (Cyrillic spelling ша́хин)
- falcon (trained for hunting)
Declension
Declension of šahin
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | šahin | šahini |
| genitive | šahina | šahina |
| dative | šahinu | šahinima |
| accusative | šahina | šahine |
| vocative | šahine | šahini |
| locative | šahinu | šahinima |
| instrumental | šahinom | šahinima |
References
- “šahin” in Hrvatski jezični portal
- Abdulah Škaljić (1966), Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Svjetlost: Sarajevo, page 578