цыганъ
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Old Ruthenian
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Alternative forms
[edit]- ци́ганъ (cíhan)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Byzantine Greek τσίγγανος (tsínganos) (сompare modern Greek τσιγγάνος (tsingános)), from earlier ἀτσίγγανος (atsínganos) (whence Middle Bulgarian а҆циганинъ (a҆ciganinŭ))[1] Compare Middle Russian цыганъ (cygan) (1558), whence modern Russian цыга́н (cygán).[2]
Noun
[edit]цыганъ • (cyhan) m pers (genitive цы́гана, nominative plural цыга́ны or цыга́не)
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “ци́ган¹”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 244
- ^ Vasmer, Max (1973) “цыга́н”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 4 (Т – Ящур), Moscow: Progress, page 305
Further reading
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Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Bulyka, A. M., editor (2016), “цыганъ, циганъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 36 (фолкга – чорно), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 254