huligaan

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from English hooligan (probably via Russian хулиган (xuligan)), from an Irish surname.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /huliˈɡ̊ɑːn/, [hulʲiˈɡ̊ɑːn]
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  • Rhymes: -ɑːn
  • Hyphenation: hu‧li‧gaan

Noun

huligaan (genitive huligaani, partitive huligaani)

  1. hooligan

Declension

Derived terms

  • huligaanitsema
  • huligaanne

Compounds

  • liiklushuligaan
  • pisihuligaan
  • psühhohuligaan

References

  • huligaan in Sõnaveeb
  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), huligaan”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
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