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Cigán

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See also: cigán and cigan

Slovak

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Etymology

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Possibly from an Ancient Greek term meaning "untouchable"; compare the modern Greek designations Τσιγγάνοι (Tsingánoi), Αθίγγανοι (Athínganoi).[1][2][3] Cognates include Hungarian cigány, English tzigane, Polish Cygan, Russian цыган (cygan).

Noun

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Cigán m pers (female equivalent Cigánka, related adjective cigánsky, diminutive Cigánik, augmentative Cigánisko)

  1. a Gypsy, a Roma
    Synonym: Róm

Usage notes

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  • The term Cigán, still the prevailing term informally and in historical usage, is often intentionally derogatory. Careful speakers use the term Róm due to such connotations of the former.

Declension

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Declension of Cigán (pattern chlap)
singularplural
nominativeCigánCigáni
genitiveCigánaCigánov
dativeCigánoviCigánom
accusativeCigánaCigánov
locativeCigánoviCigánoch
instrumentalCigánomCigánmi

Proper noun

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Cigán m pers (female equivalent Cigánová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

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Declension of Cigán (pattern chlap)
singularplural 1plural 2
nominativeCigánCigánoviaCigánovci
genitiveCigánaCigánovCigánovcov
dativeCigánoviCigánomCigánovcom
accusativeCigánaCigánovCigánovcov
locativeCigánoviCigánochCigánovcoch
instrumentalCigánomCigánmiCigánovcami

References

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  1. ^ 2004, Viorel Achim, The Roma in Romanian History (Bucharest), page 9
  2. ^ 2007, Jean-Pierre Liégeois, Roma In Europe, page 17
  3. ^ 1993, Struggling for Ethnic Identity: The Gypsies of Hungary (published by Human Rights Watch), page 1

Further reading

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  • “Cigán”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
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