sigøjner

Danish

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /siɡɔjˀnər/, [siˈɡ̊ʌjˀnɐ]

Noun

sigøjner c (singular definite sigøjneren, plural indefinite sigøjnere)

1. (usually offensive) Gypsy

Declension

Declension of sigøjner

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sigøjner	sigøjneren	sigøjnere	sigøjnerne
genitive	sigøjners	sigøjnerens	sigøjneres	sigøjnernes

Synonyms

• roma

References

• “sigøjner” in Den Danske Ordbog