orgán
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Via German Organ from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, “an instrument, implement, tool, also an organ of sense or apprehension, an organ of the body, also a musical instrument, an organ”),[1] from *ἔργειν (érgein, “to work”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
orgán m inan
- organ (part of an organism)
- authority, body (functional part of a government or an organization; organized group of people)
- orgány činné v trestním řízení ― authorities active in criminal procedure
- státní orgány ― state authorities
Declension edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ "orgán" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
Further reading edit
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish organ (altered to contain the suffix -án), from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, “instrument”).
Noun edit
orgán m (genitive singular orgáin, nominative plural orgáin)
Declension edit
Declension of orgán
Derived terms edit
- bairille-orgán m (“barrel-organ”)
- comhla orgáin f (“shutter of organ”)
- lochta orgáin (“organ loft”)
- orgán bairille m (“barrel-organ”)
- orgán sráide m (“street organ”)
- orgánach m (“organism”)
- orgánach (“organic”, adjective)
- orgánachas m (“organicism”)
- orgánaí m (“organist”)
- orgánaid f (“organelle”)
- orgánta (“organ-like, swelling”, adjective)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
orgán | n-orgán | horgán | t-orgán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “orgán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “orgán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN