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pogan

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See also: pògan

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic поганъ (poganŭ) (or a late Common Slavic equivalent), itself borrowed from Medieval Latin paganus. Compare Hungarian pogány. Doublet of păgân, which was inherited from Latin.

Adjective

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pogan m or n (feminine singular pogană, masculine plural pogani, feminine and neuter plural pogane) (Oltenia, Banat, Transylvania, rare, archaic)

  1. big (about beings)
  2. ugly (about people)
  3. ruthless (about people)
  4. intense

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite pogan pogană pogani pogane
definite poganul pogana poganii poganele
genitive-
dative
indefinite pogan pogane pogani pogane
definite poganului poganei poganilor poganelor

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From a late Common Slavic, borrowed from Medieval Latin pāgānus. See also pòganin.

Adjective

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pògan (Cyrillic spelling по̀ган, definite pòganī)

  1. dirty, filthy
  2. wicked
  3. disgusting

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Noun

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pȍgān f (Cyrillic spelling по̏га̄н)

  1. excrement
  2. dirt, filth
  3. an evil, nasty person
  4. something disgusting
  5. (archaic, probably obsolete) Gentile

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