orgován
Slovak
Etymology
Derived from Serbo-Croatian jȍrgovān (“lilac”), from Ottoman Turkish ارغوان (ergavân, erguvân), from Persian ارغوان (arġavân, arġuvân, “purple; Judas tree”), from Middle Persian ʾlgwkʾn' (argawān, “purple”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 / 𒋠𒍝𒆳𒋛𒀀 (argamannu, argawannu, “tribute; purple (of textile)”), probably via Aramaic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɔrɡɔvaːn]
Noun
orgován m inan (relational adjective orgovánový)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | orgován | orgovány |
| genitive | orgovánu | orgovánov |
| dative | orgovánu | orgovánom |
| accusative | orgován | orgovány |
| locative | orgováne | orgovánoch |
| instrumental | orgovánom | orgovánmi |
Further reading
- “orgován”, 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