sigøjner
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Zigeuner, from Greek τσιγγάνος (tsingános), older Ἀθίγγανος (Athínganos), originally the name of a Christian sect. A compound of ἀ- (a-, “un-”) + θιγγάνω (thingánō, “to touch”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sigøjner c (singular definite sigøjneren, plural indefinite sigøjnere)
Declension edit
Declension of sigøjner
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | sigøjner | sigøjneren | sigøjnere | sigøjnerne |
genitive | sigøjners | sigøjnerens | sigøjneres | sigøjnernes |