organ
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English organe, from Old French organe, 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”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-. Doublet of organon, organum, and orgue.
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.ɡən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.ɡən/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ɡən
- Hyphenation: or‧gan
NounEdit
organ (plural organs)
- A larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
- bodily organs
- vital organ
- 2018, Sandeep Jauhar, Heart: a History, →ISBN, page 98:
- No matter the extraordinary progress that has been made in heart surgery over the past century, the heart remains a vulnerable organ.
- (by extension) A body of an organization dedicated to the performing of certain functions.
- (music) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.
- 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, OCLC 4293071:
- He was thinking; but the glory of the song, the swell from the great organ, the clustered lights, […] , the height and vastness of this noble fane, its antiquity and its strength—all these things seemed to have their part as causes of the thrilling emotion that accompanied his thoughts.
- An official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.
- Short for organ pipe cactus.
- government organization; agency; authority
- (slang) The penis.
- 1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., page 81:
- If the Snake has an unmistakeable resemblance to the male organ in its active state, the foliage of the tree or bush is equally remindful of the female.
HyponymsEdit
- See also Thesaurus:organ.
Derived termsEdit
- organelle (noun)
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
TranslationsEdit
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Further readingEdit
- “organ” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- “organ” in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
VerbEdit
organ (third-person singular simple present organs, present participle organing, simple past and past participle organed)
- (obsolete, transitive) To supply with an organ or organs; to fit with organs.
- 1681, Thomas Manningham, Two Discourses
- Thou art elemented and organ'd for other apprehensions.
- 1681, Thomas Manningham, Two Discourses
AnagramsEdit
- Angor, Garon, Goran, Grano, Ongar, Ragon, Rogan, Ronga, angor, argon, groan, nagor, orang, rag on, rango
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Dutch orgaan, from Middle Dutch organe, from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
organ
- organ:
- (biology) a larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
- (music) a musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.
- an official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.
- mouthpiece, a spokesperson or medium aligned with an organisation.
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “organ” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Middle EnglishEdit
NounEdit
organ
- Alternative form of organe
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin organum, a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon),
NounEdit
organ n (definite singular organet, indefinite plural organ or organer, definite plural organa or organene)
- (anatomy, biology) an organ
- an organ (publication which represents an organisation)
- a body (e.g. an advisory body)
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- orgel (musical instrument)
ReferencesEdit
- “organ” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon), via Latin organum
NounEdit
organ n (definite singular organet, indefinite plural organ, definite plural organa)
- (anatomy, biology) an organ
- an organ (publication which represents an organisation)
- a body (e.g. an advisory body)
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- orgel (musical instrument)
ReferencesEdit
- “organ” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
organ m inan
- organ, part of an organism
- (by extension) unit of government dedicated to a specific function
- (politics) organ, official publication of a political organization
DeclensionEdit
Further readingEdit
- organ in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- organ in Polish dictionaries at PWN
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Byzantine Greek ὄργανος (órganos), from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon), partly through the intermediate of Slavic *orъganъ. Some senses also based on French orgue (cf. orgă), Italian organum, Italian organo.
NounEdit
organ n (plural organe)
DeclensionEdit
SynonymsEdit
- (musical instrument): orgă
See alsoEdit
Serbo-CroatianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
òrgān m (Cyrillic spelling о̀рга̄н)
- organ (part of an organism)
DeclensionEdit
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
NounEdit
organ n
- (anatomy) an organ (a part of the body)
- (dated) a voice (of a singer or actor)
- Hon förenade med ett utmärkt teateryttre en hög grad af intelligens, en ypperlig organ och en förträfflig deklamationskonst
- She combined with excellent theatrical looks a high degree of intelligence, an extraordinary voice and a splendid mastery of declamation
- Hon förenade med ett utmärkt teateryttre en hög grad af intelligens, en ypperlig organ och en förträfflig deklamationskonst
- an organ; a newspaper (of an organization, i.e. its voice)
DeclensionEdit
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | organ | organet | organ | organen |
Genitive | organs | organets | organs | organens |