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Cigan

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

From Cig +‎ -an.

Proper noun edit

Cigan m (genitive/dative lui Cigan)

  1. 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

  • IPA(key): /t͡sîɡaːn/
  • Hyphenation: Ci‧gan

Proper noun edit

Cȉgān m (Cyrillic spelling Ци̏га̄н)

  1. (offensive) male Gypsy
    Synonym: Gabelj

Declension edit

Declension of Cigan
singular plural
nominative Cȉgān Cȉgani
genitive Cȉgāna Cȉgāna
dative Cȉgānu Cȉgānima
accusative Cȉgāna Cȉgāne
vocative Cȉgāne Cȉgāni
locative Cȉgānu Cȉgānima
instrumental Cȉgānom Cȉgānima

Related terms edit

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