Cigán

See also: cigán and cigan

Slovak

Etymology

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

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

  1. a Gypsy, a Roma
    Synonym: Róm

Usage notes

  • 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

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

Proper noun

Cigán m pers (female equivalent Cigánová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

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

References

  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

  • “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, 2003–2025
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