Cigan
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Cigan m (genitive/dative lui Cigan)
- a surname transferred from the place name
References edit
- Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names][1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Byzantine Greek τσιγγάνος (tsingános, “Gypsy”), from a word meaning "untouchable".
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Cȉgān m (Cyrillic spelling Ци̏га̄н)
Declension edit
Declension of Cigan